Maestro Carlo Ponti received the “Officer of the Order of the Star of Italy” honor, presented to him by Consul General Raffaella Valentini.

At the end of the last concert of the season for the Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra last May 12 at the Raymond Kabbaz Theater, conductor Ponti was awarded the honor by President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella, as explained by Consul General Valentini, who took the stage to honor the Maestro at the end of the concert and to presenting him with the award “for the exceptional commitment shown, since the beginning of his career, to the promotion and teaching of music in different social contexts and to the new generations.”