|
Carlo Ponti, Jr. (born 29 December 1968〔(Carlo Ponti (film director) profile )〕) is an Italian orchestral conductor working in the United States. His parents are late film producer Carlo Ponti, Sr. and Italian movie star Sophia Loren and his brother is film director Edoardo Ponti. ==Biography== Born in Geneva, Switzerland, Ponti worked at the Conductor's Institute in Connecticut, under the direction of Harold Farberman from 1994 to 1996, worked with Mehli Mehta, Zubin Mehta and Andrey Boreyko in Los Angeles from 1997 to 1999 and furthered his musical studies in Austria at the Vienna Musikhochschule from 1999 to 2001 under Leopold Hager and Erwin Accel.〔(Official biography )〕 He has guest conducted internationally, 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 since 2000 and was music director and principal conductor of the San Bernardino Symphony from 2001 to 2012.〔(Official biography )〕 In 2013 he founded the Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra, an ensemble emphasizing music's educational value of which he is music director and principal conductor. The Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra is currently performing its' inaugural concert season (2015-2016) at the Raymond Kabbaz Theatre in Los Angeles, California.〔(Website of the Los Angeles Virtuosi orchestra )〕 Ponti has released two recordings with the Russian National Orchestra on the Pentatone label and his work has been profiled by ABC, CBS, NBC, NPR, PBS, Fox News, Leonard Lopate, Dennis Miller, ''Symphony Magazine'' and the Associated Press. His performances have also been broadcast on public radio stations across the United States by American Public Media's ''Performance Today'' and ''America's Music Festivals'' programs. Maestro Carlo Ponti married violinist Andrea Mészáros in Budapest, Hungary on September 18th, 2004. They have two children, both born in Geneva, Switzerland: Vittorio Leone Ponti (born April 2nd, 2007) and Beatrice Lara Ponti (born March 15th, 2012).〔http://www.lorenarchives.com/profile_family.html Sophia Loren Family Profile〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carlo Ponti (conductor)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|