Antonio Pontarelli
Antonio Pontarelli (born on April 1, 1991) Temecula, California, the concertmaster of the San Diego Youth Symphony from 2003 to 2005, winner of seven violin competitions as well as numerous other national and international music awards, is further known as a singer/songwriter and electric violinist. He has performed for National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences events, music festivals, rock concerts and USA television broadcasts with Grammy award-winning musicians.
Pontarelli started composing for national television at 11 and has made 8 national television appearances. In April 2006 he received the most votes in the teen category for the "Peoples Voice Award" of the prestigious International Songwriting Competition and also won the Inland Empire Weekly's annual award for "Best Rook Band". In 2007 Pontarelli won for "Best Performance" in the Unisong International Songwriting Competition, was named "Best Instrumentalist" and "Best Artist" at the "Southern California Music Awards" and again placed with the "Inland Empire Music Awards”. In April 2008, he was again winner of the International Songwriting Competition's 'People's Voice Award'. His Hurricane Katrina-inspired epic song "Things Fall Apart" was named "Best Song of the Month" by website Songwriter Universe.
Television appearances include winning the PAX TV America's Most Talented Kid Grand Championship. He has performed as soloist with the San Diego Symphony and the "World Civic Orchestra" and shared stages with Jethro Tull, Billy Preston, and Ray Charles among others. In February 2006 his performances from the red carpet of the 48th Annual Grammy Awards were featured on "The Tonight Show", CNN, TV Guide and E! . Pontarelli has re-introduced Classic and Baroque influences into "alternative music" culture, performing string arrangements and electric violin tracks for System of a Down singer Serj Tankian's album Elect the Dead. Pontarelli's own band has played internationally, including at the Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival.
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