Lionel Bringuier

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Lionel Bringuier (born 24 September 1986), Nice, is a French conductor, cellist and pianist.

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Bringuier is the fourth child in a family of musicians, including his brother Nicolas Bringuier, a pianist. At age 5, Bringuier began musical studies at the Nice conservatory, where he won several first prizes. At age 13, in February 2000, he was admitted to the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris, where he continued his studies in cello and in conducting. [1] His teachers there included Philippe Muller. At the Conservatoire de Paris, he then began conducting studies, where his teachers included Zsolt Nagy. Bringuier graduated cum laude from the Conservatoire de Paris with diplomas in cello studies and conducting in June 2004. Bringuier has performed in a cello-piano duo with his brother Nicolas.

In 2005, Bringuier became assistant conductor with the Ensemble orchestral de Paris. That same year, he won the 49th International Besançon Competition for Young Conductors. [2] In 2007, Bringuier became associate conductor of the Orchestre National de Bretagne. In the US, Bringuier took up the post of assistant conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 2007, appointed by Esa-Pekka Salonen. During the subsequent music directorship of Gustavo Dudamel, Bringuier was promoted to associate conductor, and later, to resident conductor (the first person to hold this title in the orchestra's history). He stood down from this post after the 2012–2013 season.

From 2009 to 2012, Bringuier was Music Director of the Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León (Valladolid, Spain). Bringuier first guest-conducted the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich in November 2011, and returned in June 2012. In October 2012, the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich named Bringuier as its next chief conductor and music director, as of the 2014–2015 season, with an initial contract of 4 years. [3] [4] Bringuier concluded his tenure with the Tonhalle Orchestra at the end of the 2017–2018 season. [5]

In 2019, Bringuier became an associated artist (Artiste associé) with the Orchestre philharmonique de Nice. In December 2023, the orchestra and the mayor of Nice announced the appointment of Bringuier as the orchestra's next principal conductor, effective with the 2023–2024 season, with immediate effect, with an initial contract for the 2023–2024 and 2024–2025 seasons. [6]

In 2021, Bringuier first guest-conducted the Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège (OPRL). He returned to the OPRL for two subsequent guest-conducting engagements. In January 2024, the OPRL announced the appointment of Bringuier as its next music director, effective with the 2025–2026 season, with an initial contract of 4 years. [7] [8]

Bringuier has made commercial recordings of music of Vincent D'Indy with the Orchestre de Bretagne for the Timpani Records label, and of music of Camille Saint-Saëns with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France for the Erato label.

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References

  1. ↑ Mark Swed (2014-09-20). "L.A. Phil alum Lionel Bringuier wows in Zurich". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  2. ↑ George Hall (2010-08-05). "First sight: Lionel Bringuier". The Guardian. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
  3. ↑ "Neue Leitung ab Saison 2014/2015" (PDF) (Press release). Tonhalle Orchester Zürich. November 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
  4. ↑ "Lionel Bringuier appointed Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich principal conductor". Gramophone. 2012-10-31. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
  5. ↑ Christian Wildhagen (2016-08-17). "Ein Schlussstrich zur rechten Zeit". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
  6. ↑ "Lionel Bringuier Appointed Principal Conductor of Nice Philharmonic Orchestra" (Press release). HarrisonParrott. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
  7. ↑ "Lionel Bringuier (37 ans) nommé Directeur musical de l'OPRL. Il prendra ses fonctions à partir du 1er septembre 2025" (Press release). Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  8. ↑ "Lionel Bringuier Appointed Music Director of the Liège Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (OPRL)" (Press release). HarrisonParrott. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
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Preceded by Principal Conductor, Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León
2009–2012		Succeeded by
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 Principal Conductor, Orchestre philharmonique de Nice
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