Maestro Raffaele Ponti is Music Director of the Punta Gorda Symphony, and the Paducah Symphony Orchestra. His main goals are to raise the artistic level of the orchestras; achieve passionate and inspired performances; enrich lives through great orchestral experiences; and make the orchestra important and relevant to the community.

Maestro Ponti has worked with world class artists from all over the world. His reviews have dubbed him a “rising star”, “charismatic”, “electrifying”, and “empowering.” He was recently named a “Leader of Distinction” by the Florida Weekly. 

 

This episode is supported in part by a City of Fort Myers Arts & Culture Grant.