No contract extension for Bringuier
Lionel Bringuier, Chief Conductor and Music Director of the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra, and the Tonhalle Society Zurich have "jointly decided to let the contract, which runs until the end of the 2017/18 season, expire".
According to the official press release from the Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich, "the Board of Directors and the management are looking forward to continuing their collaboration with Lionel Bringuier over the next two years and to the joint challenges and opportunities at the new venue in Zurich West from 2017/18".
Lionel Bringuier took over the position in Zurich from David Zinman in 2014. Previous highlights together include the world premiere of the orchestral work "Caravan" by Esa-Pekka Salonen at the start of the 2014/15 season, the recording of all of Maurice Ravel's orchestral works for Deutsche Grammphon and the two successful European tours with re-invitations, writes the Tonhalle Society.
