Closing the summer season, Lionel Bringuier travels to two of Europe’s premiere festivals, leading programmes with the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich that include celebrated mainstays of the orchestral and concerto canon. On August 25, Mr. Bringuier conducts at the Rheingau Musik Festival, in an evening featuring Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, { … }

On July 11, Lionel Bringuier leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in his highly anticipated debut engagement with the ensemble, as part of the CSO’s annual residency at the Ravinia Festival. The programme, dubbed the “Virtuoso Exhibition,” includes Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1 featuring pianist Yuja Wang as soloist, as well as Pictures { … }

By a decree from François Hollande, France’s Président de la République, Lionel Bringuier has been honored as a Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite (Knight of the Legion of Honor) by the French government. The award, considered the highest honor in France, recognizes Mr. Bringuier’s prestigious achievements as a conductor, pianist, and cellist, { … }