Tuesday (10/30) on the Los Angeles Times blog Culture Monster, Deborah Vankin writes, “Lionel Bringuier, resident conductor with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, has been made the chief conductor and music director of Switzerland‘s Zurich Tonhalle. His post will begin with the 2014-15 season and will run for four years. ‘This is wonderful news for both Lionel Bringuier and the Zurich Tonhalle,’ said L.A. Philharmonic President Deborah Borda via email. ‘Lionel has been a member of our LA Phil family for 6 years now and we could not be more thrilled for him.’ … It’s the first major post for the 26-year-old Bringuier, who was born in Nice, France—and a high profile one at that. The Tonhalle Orchestra is one of Switzerland’s leading orchestras, founded in 1868. Boasting more than 100 musicians, it has played concerts internationally. In recent years, under music director David Zinman and as part of an effort to draw younger audiences, the orchestra started a Friday disco night, known as ‘Tonhalle Late.’ … At the Zurich Tonhalle, he’ll work with Ilona Schmiel, who is coming on board as the general director of the Tonhalle Society Zurich for the 2014-15 season. Bringuier will replace Zinman, who has been with the orchestra since 1995.”
Posted November 5, 2012
