Biographies - 16.11.2023
Carlo Antonioli
Carlo Antonioli
Carlo Antonioli is one of Australia’s most dynamic young conductors and is currently the Cybec Assistant Conductor Fellow at the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. He was previously the Assistant Conductor at the West Australian Symphony Orchestra.
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Rapidly establishing himself both with Australia’s leading symphony orchestras, and with vibrant, cutting-edge ensembles, some of Carlo’s most recent and upcoming engagements include working with the Queensland, Tasmanian and Canberra Symphony Orchestras, Orchestra Victoria, the Australian Contemporary Opera Company, the Australian, Sydney and Melbourne Youth Orchestras, the Australian National Academy of Music, Ensemble Apex, Australian Doctors Orchestra and the Stonnington Symphony. Carlo is also a composer and member of the Sydney-based Dreambox Collective.
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Carlo has assisted many prominent conductors in Australia including Vasily Petrenko, Sir Mark Elder, Sir Andrew Davis, Asher Fisch, Karina Canellakis, Mark Wigglesworth and Jaime Martín, as well as Vladimir Ashkenazy and Chief Conductor Simone Young at the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
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Carlo holds a Master of Music Studies (Conducting) from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and is a member of the Australian Conducting Academy.
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Press
American Opera Double Bill, Australian Contemporary Opera Co.
"Young conductor Carlo Antonioli kept a fine control over his forces, with sensitive pacing and delicate shading."
Barney Zwartz, The Age, October 2022
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21st Century Australian Composers’ Concert Showcase, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
"Holding all the new works together was the Cybec Assistant Conductor to the MSO, the authoritative and passionate conductor Carlo Antonioli, sharing this terrific celebration and exciting growth of Australian orchestral music."
Julie McErlain, Classic Melbourne, January 2023