Zaida Ponthin is an Åland violinist who works as a chamber and orchestra musician. She is engaged in many different contexts and has played with, among others, the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Västerås Sinfonietta, Folkoperan in Stockholm and the Swedish Chamber Orchestra. As a project manager and producer, she likes to choose music that carries a story, as in the concert programme "Listen to Her", which highlights female composers and their stories.

Zaida is a co-founder of the Åland Symphony Orchestra Association and the Åland Chamber Ensemble, where she works to create encounters between musicians and audiences and to strengthen cooperation between Nordic islands and regions. Zaida trained at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm and the Fontys Academy of Music and Performing Arts in the Netherlands, among others.Clientele (selection) Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra Swedish Chamber Orchestra Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra Nordic Chamber Orchestra Folkoperan in Stockholm
Stockholm Concert Hall Foundation Uppsala Chamber Orchestra Stockholm Concert Orchestra Gränslandet Symphony Orchestra, ALMA Association Åland Chamber Ensemble, Åland Symphony Orchestra Association Culture in Care, Region Stockholm Swedish Radio Swedish Television Fremantle Media Sweden AB
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