Antoni Bonetti, orchestra conductor and violinist, is Music Director and Founding Conductor of the 70 member Brisbane Symphony Orchestra, lecturer at the School of Music-University of Queensland and Leading String teacher at Good Shepherd Lutheran College, Noosa.

As a distinguished Australian musician and Orchestra Conductor, Antoni has:

• conducted the Queensland Symphony & Philharmonic Orchestras
  
• conducted orchestras in Europe and the USA
  
• participated in various symposia for professional conductors
  

With Antoni's artistic direction, Brisbane Symphony Orchestra:

• performs a wide range of the standard orchestral repertoire, Baroque to Contemporary
  
• commissions works by Australian composers
  
• accompanies renowned international artist: 
  Charles Castleman (violin-USA), Thea King (clarinet-UK), Marcus Stocker (vcello-Switz.)
  Australian artists: Carmel Kaine, Alan Smith (violin); Deborah de Graaff, Ruth Bonetti, David Shephard (clarinet); Julian Byzantine, Kevin Power, Peter Luff, Oleg Stepanov, Karak Percussion
  
• has released a Compact Disc: 'Brisbane Sinfonia in Concert' 1990-200

• Setting of Beethoven's 7th Symphony, 2nd movement to Psalm 13 for Choir and Orchestra (piano)
• 2nd performance: 18th May 2008, 3pm Queensland Conservatorium Theatre, Griffith University

With Antoni’s artistic direction, the Youth Orchestra of St Peters Lutheran College has:

• toured Germany, Denmark, France, England and New Zealand
  "..played with great development of tone..."
  DLZ, Germany 25-9-95,
• been broadcasted nationally on ABC Radio
• given concerts in many Australian capital cities
  "...impressive musical ensemble for a school orchestra"
  The Canberra Times, ACT. 1994
• released two Compact Discs:
  ‘St Peters Orchestra in Concert’ 1998, 1995.

 

Further, Antoni has:

• A conducting repertoire extending to over 200 works by European, Australian and American composers, world premiere performances of Australian compositions, various works for orchestra and chorus including two operas
• Performed most major Baroque concerti and has extensive string repertoire knowledge
• Played as Concertmaster with the Queensland Theatre Orchestra, the Norrlands Opera Sweden and a member of the Mannheim Chamber Orchestra
• Freelanced with English orchestras including The Philharmonia, RPO, London Mozart Players and most Australian Symphony Orchestras

 

Antoni:

• is violinist with clarinettist wife Ruth in Quartetto Bonetti, in solo performances and other ensembles
• adjudicates, and gives local and international Master Classes
• led various Baroque instrument ensembles in Germany, Sydney and Brisbane
• was Head of Orchestral Studies and Director of Strings at St Peters Lutheran College, Brisbane, 1985-2008
• lectured at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Griffith University
• speaks German, Swedish and French

 

Curriculum vitae, DVD, CDrom and reference material are available on request.