Lionel Bringuier becomes Principal Conductor in Nice
Lionel Bringuier, the former music director of the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra, has been appointed Principal Conductor of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice.
The 37-year-old Bringuier, who comes from Nice himself, will take over the position until the end of the 2024/2025 season. He succeeds Daniele Callegari, who has led the orchestra since September 2021. Bringuier has been Artiste Associé with the orchestra since the 2019/20 season. He can look back on a long history with the ensemble: he played with the orchestra as a cellist at the age of 13 and conducted it for the first time two years later.
In November 2011 and June 2012, Bringuier was guest conductor of the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich. In the 2014/2015 season, he succeeded David Zinman as conductor and music director of the orchestra. However, his contract was not renewed.
The Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice was founded in 1945 as L'Orchestre Symphonique Municipal de la Ville de Nice. It consists of up to 120 musicians. It regularly takes part in the Printemps des Arts in Monte Carlo and has also performed at the Chorégies d'Orange, the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence and the Musiques au Cœur d'Antibes.
