Carlo Ponti Jr. (born 29 December 1968) is an Italian orchestral conductor working in the United States. He is the son of late film producer Carlo Ponti Sr. and Italian actress Sophia Loren, and the older brother of film director

Edoardo Ponti Edoardo Ponti (born 6 January 1973) is an Italian director. He is the younger son of actress Sophia Loren and producer Carlo Ponti Sr. and the brother of conductor Carlo Ponti Jr. Early life Ponti was born on 6 January 1973 in Geneva, Swi ...

Early life

Born in

Geneva , neighboring_municipalities= Carouge, Chêne-Bougeries, Cologny, Lancy, Grand-Saconnex, Pregny-Chambésy, Vernier, Veyrier , website = https://www.geneve.ch/ Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: link=no, Genf ; it, Ginevr ...

, Switzerland, Ponti worked at the Conductor's Institute in Connecticut, under the direction of Harold Farberman from 1994–96, worked with

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, and

Andrey Boreyko Andrey Boreyko (russian: Андре́й Ви́кторович Боре́йко, Andrey Viktorovich Boreyko, pl, Andrzej Borejko; born 22 July 1957) is a Polish-Russian conductor. He has Polish ancestry on his father's side and Russian ancestry ...

in Los Angeles from 1997-99, and furthered his musical studies in Austria at the Vienna Musikhochschule from 1999 to 2001 under

Leopold Hager Leopold Hager (born 6 October 1935, Salzburg) is an Austrian conductor known for his interpretations of works by the Viennese Classics ( Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert). Hager studied piano, organ, harpsichord, conducting, and compositio ...

and Erwin Acel.

Career

He has guest conducted internationally and was the recipient of various awards for fostering the growth of young musical talent through music education. Ponti has been associate conductor of the

Russian National Orchestra The Russian National Orchestra (russian: Российский национальный оркестр) was founded in Moscow in 1990 by pianist and conductor Mikhail Pletnev. It was the first Russian orchestra to perform at the Apostolic Palace, ...

from 2000 to 2018 and was music director and principal conductor of the

San Bernardino Symphony The San Bernardino Symphony orchestra is an American symphony orchestra, based in San Bernardino, California. Founded in 1929 by newspaper magnate and conductor, James K. Guthrie, the San Bernardino Symphony is one of the oldest professional or ...

from 2001 to 2013. In 2013 he founded the Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra, an ensemble emphasizing music's educational value of which he is artistic and music director. The Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra is currently performing its eight concert season (2022–2023) in Los Angeles. Ponti has released two recordings with the Russian National Orchestra on the Pentatone label and his work and performances have been featured on ABC, CBS, NBC/Universal, NPR, PBS, ORF, Sky News, Spectrum, KTLA, Fox News, Leonard Lopate, Dennis Miller, ''Symphony Magazine'', Classical KUSC, the Associated Press, American Public Media's ''Performance Today'' and ''America's Music Festivals''.

Orchestral ensembles conducted by Carlo Ponti

''Listed alphabetically'' *ADDA Simfonica *Alba Regia Symphony Orchestra *

American Youth Symphony The American Youth Symphony (AYS) is an orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, United States, It was founded in 1964. Carlos Izcaray was announced as the third music director in the orchestra's history in 2016. History AYS was founded in 1 ...

*Budapest Concert Orchestra *Budapest Strings Orchestra *

Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra The Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra (CPO) is an orchestra based in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. History Founded by the Cape Town City Council, the Cape Town Municipal Orchestra held its inaugural concert on 28 February 1914 in the ...

*Cape Town Youth Orchestra * Castile and Leon Symphony Orchestra *Cyprus Symphony Orchestra *Festival Orchestra NAPA * Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra *Orquesta Sinfónica de Mineria *

Moscow Chamber Orchestra The Moscow Chamber Orchestra (MCO) is a chamber orchestra run under the auspices of the Moscow Philharmonia, a state-run enterprise, formerly under the patronage of the Ministry of Culture (Soviet Union) and now, Ministry of Culture of Russian Fe ...

*Napa Valley Symphony Orchestra * Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia *Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino *Orchestra della Magna Grecia * Málaga Philharmonic Orchestra *Felix Mendelssohn Jugendorchester *Coro e Orchestra del Teatro San Carlo *Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg *

Orquesta de Valencia The Valencia Orchestra ( ca-valencia, Orquestra de València, es, Orquesta de Valencia) is a symphony orchestra in Valencia, Spain. Founded in 1943 as the Valencia Municipal Orchestra, and a member of the Spanish Association of Symphony Orchestra ...

*Pro Arte Orchestra *

Roma Sinfonietta Orchestra Roma Sinfonietta Orchestra is an Italian orchestra founded in 1993, which began a collaboration with the University of Rome Tor Vergata. Since 1995, the orchestra is best known for its key role in bringing to life the music of Ennio Morricone during ...

*Orchestra della Repubblica di San Marino *Samara Philharmonic Orchestra *

Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra Simon may refer to: People * Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon * Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon * Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus ...

* Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra * Sphinx Symphony Orchestra *Chorus and Orchestra of the State Opera of Georgia *Taurida Symphony Orchestra *

Verbier Festival The Verbier Festival is an annual international music festival that takes place for two weeks in late July and early August in the mountain resort of Verbier, Switzerland. Founded by Swedish expatriate in 1994, it has attracted international so ...

Orchestra * Veryovka Ukrainian Folk Choir *

Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (WSO) is a Canadian orchestra based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Its primary concert venue is the Centennial Concert Hall, and the orchestra also performs throughout the province of Manitoba. The WSO presents an average ...

*UCLA Philharmonia Orchestra *

Ural Philharmonic Orchestra Ural Philharmonic Orchestra (in Russian 'Уральский академический филармонический оркестр, УАФО') is a professional symphony orchestra based in Yekaterinburg, Russia. The Ural Philharmonic Orchestra was ...

Festival and event appearances

''Listed alphabetically'' *Avila Primavera Fest, Spain *Bratislava Spring Music Festival, Slovakia *Europaischer Kulturpreis, Austria *Festival d'Echternach, France *

Festival Napa Valley Festival Napa Valley is a music, food, wine and lifestyle festival held in Napa Valley, California. It is presented by Napa Valley Festival Association, a nonprofit corporation governed by a board of vintners and local leaders. More than 200 mus ...

, United States *Festival de Villena, Spain *United Nations WTO Global Youth Tourism Summit, Italy *Julio Musical, Spain *Festival Vancouver, Canada *Koln Musik Triennale, Germany *Lake Tahoe Music Festival, United States *Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Italy *Montecatini International Opera Festival and Academy, Italy *Royal Days (Kiralyi Napok), Hungary *St.Petersburg Palaces Festival, Russia *Taichung Music Festival, Taiwan *Tuscan Sun Festival, Italy

Awards

* 2006 : Premio Galileo Award for exceptional musical achievement. * 2008 : Artistic Achievement Award from the Virginia Waring International Piano Competition. * 2009 : Spirit of Hope Award from the Childhelp Foundation for his acclaimed work with young musicians. * 2011 : Lupa Di Roma Award (co-recipient) from the Roman City Council. * 2014 : Premio Civitas, XVIII edition, Pozzuoli * 2022: Awardee of Italy’s Assoutenti 40th Anniversary Awards for dedication to the development of orchestral music as a cross-cultural tool to promote peace, unity and communication between nations.

Recordings

*2008: ''Pictures at an Exhibition'' and other orchestral works by ''

Modest Mussorgsky Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky ( rus, link=no, Модест Петрович Мусоргский, Modest Petrovich Musorgsky , mɐˈdɛst pʲɪˈtrovʲɪtɕ ˈmusərkskʲɪj, Ru-Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky version.ogg; – ) was a Russian compo ...

(1839-1881)'', with the

on PENTATONE (PTC 5186332), SACD *2011: ''Scheherazade'', ''Capriccio Espagnol'' and other orchestral works by '' Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)'', with the

on PENTATONE (PTC 5186378), SACD

References

External links

Official Website of Carlo Ponti

Website of the Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ponti, Carlo Jr. 1958 births Italian male conductors (music) Living people Musicians from Geneva Italian expatriates in Switzerland Italian expatriates in the United States 21st-century Italian conductors (music) 21st-century Italian male musicians