HarrisonParrott is delighted to welcome conductor Lionel Bringuier to its roster for worldwide general management. Much sought after by symphonies, chamber orchestras and opera houses across the globe, he is also highly in demand as a collaborator with many of the world’s finest soloists. This season he has been honoured with the title Artiste Associé of Opéra de Nice, and will curate and conduct a special series of programmes in this his home town.

With the Los Angeles Philharmonic Bringuier has a close relationship which spans more than a decade, during which he has also developed an enviable reputation across the rest of North America, working with the orchestras in Cleveland, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, San Francisco, Montreal, Atlanta and Baltimore, as well as the New York Philharmonic.

Renowned across Europe, he has served as Music Director of the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich (2014 – 18), as well as holding posts with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León in Valladolid and l’Orchestre de Bretagne. He works regularly with Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Münchner Philharmoniker, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, NDR Radiophilharmonie, Swedish Radio Symphony and BBC Symphony Orchestra.

In Asia he enjoys a strong relationship with the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra and guests with ensembles including the Seoul and Malaysian Philharmonics and Singapore Symphony Orchestra. He recently returned to Australia to conduct Sydney Symphony Orchestra and West Australian Symphony Orchestra.

Bringuier regularly collaborates with his friend Yuja Wang, with whom he has recorded the Ravel Piano Concertos for Deutsche Grammophon as part of a complete cycle of the composer’s works. Other recordings include Chopin with Nelson Freire (DGG) and Saint-Saëns with Renaud Capuçon and Gautier Capuçon (Erato) who are regular partners. He also works closely with Leif Ove Andsnes, Emmanuel Ax, Lisa Batiashvili, Yefim Bronfman, Katarina Dalayman, Hélène Grimaud, Anja Harteros, Janine Jansen, Anne-Sophie Mutter and Jean-Yves Thibaudet.