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Just a Farewell for Lionel Bringuier…

admin_mowp — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:33:42 +0000

Hardly had he unpacked his bags in Nice, and Lionel Bringuier is already setting his sights on new horizons! After two successful seasons at the helm of the Nice Philharmonic Orchestra, the conductor is preparing to leave his native city once again to take up the baton as Music Director of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of Liège, starting in September 2025.

At just 38 years old, Lionel Bringuier already boasts an impressive career. In 2005, aged only 15 years old, he won the prestigious Besançon International Competition for Young Conductors. Two years later, he flew off to Los Angeles, where he was appointed Assistant Conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, working alongside the celebrated Venezuelan maestro Gustavo Dudamel.

Following stints in Spain and Zurich, Bringuier returned to Nice in 2019, first as Associate Conductor of the Nice Philharmonic, and later rising to Principal Conductor in 2023. In January 2024, he announced his upcoming move to Liège.

Under the evocative title “Lionel Bringuier: A Shared Passion”, the RPHO and its future Music Director are preparing to explore a rich repertoire together, focusing on French masters (Ravel, Dukas, Roussel), Russian giants (Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky), and Ukrainian legend (Prokofiev) — a programme that promises true artistic synergy between conductor and orchestra.

As Bringuier himself puts it: “With the RPHO, I instantly felt we were speaking the same language, that we shared a common identity and the same way of thinking about music.”

Exciting new projects are already on the horizon — including a series of concerts dedicated to the Modern Classical movement, featuring prominent figures like Max Richter and Belgian ensemble Echo Collective, injecting a breath of fresh air into the orchestra’s future seasons.

But before settling into the “Cité ardente”, Bringuier will offer one last enchanted interlude in Nice, conducting the Philharmonic Orchestra on 29 and 30 July 2025 at the Auditorium du Parc du Château de Florans. On the programme: Tchaikovsky and Mussorgsky with Bruce Liu at the piano, followed the next day by a performance with Bertrand Chamayou, joining Bringuier for Ravel’s piano concertos — with the iconic Boléro to top it all off. A fitting tribute in this Ravel anniversary year!

To attend those concerts in Nice, click here!

Lionel Bringuier – c – ORPL Website

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Easter in Aix with Capuçon

admin_mowp — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 08:00:05 +0000

One of the great must-attend events in the international classical music scene, the Aix-en-Provence Easter Festival has just unveiled its 2025 program, featuring, as we’ve come to expect, a wealth of stars. Renaud Capuçon, the renowned violinist and artistic director, has invited Martha Argerich, Lea Desandre, Christophe Rousset, Gautier Capuçon, Kian Soltani, Bertrand Chamayou, and several major orchestras, including the Orchestre National du Capitole, the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. A new exceptional edition! Ticket booking opens this Friday, October 11th…

Book your tickets for the Easter Festival straight away!

© Simon Fowler ; Festival de Pâques website

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The organiser of concerts in Munich

admin_mowp — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 08:00:22 +0000

The Konzert-Direktion Hans Adler is the perfect architect of a series of concerts in the Bavarian capital. Thanks to the Konzert-Direktion, Munich can boast some of the biggest stars in classical music, including the Freiburger Barockorchester (5 October 2023), Emmanuel Pahud and Antonello Manacorda (2 November), Teodor Currentzis (14 November), Hilary Hahn (20 November) and Sol Gabetta and Bertrand Chamayou (28 November) as an example.

Your tickets here

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Lille, capital of the piano

admin_mowp — Fri, 26 May 2023 08:00:28 +0000

The highlight of the Lille National Orchestra’s season returns with the Lille Piano(s) Festival, which will be held on 9, 10 and 11 June 2023 in five different venues (Nouveau Siècle, Lille Conservatory, Notre-Dame de la Treille Cathedral, etc.). The 2023 programme features electronic music and Chopin with artists as diverse as Molécule, Abdel Rahman El Bacha, Kotaro Fukuma, Bertrand Chamayou, Bruno Rigutto, Igor Tchetuev, Jan Michiels, Fanny Azzuro, Vittorio Forte, Nicolas Stavy, Denis Kozhukhin, Irma Gigani, Ludmila Berkinskaïa & Arthur Ancelle, the Geister Duo, Jean-François Zygel & André Manoukian, Éric Legnini, Newton Lawrence, Jarry Singla, Laurent Coulondre, Jessy Elsa Palma, Thomas Valverde, Manopolo, Dimitri Naïditch, Paul Lay…

Your tickets for the festival here

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