This week, Lionel returns to Valladolid to conduct two programs with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León. The first, on December 1st and 2nd, hears French repertoire of Bizet, Dukas, Dalbavie and Debussy with flautest Emmanuel Pahud. The second on December 9th and 10th will be Brahms’ Symphony No. 1 { … }

This week will mark Lionel’s debut appearance with the Tonhalle Orchester in Zürich, often considered by audiences and acoustic specialists alike to be one of the best concert halls in the world. Lionel will be performing Dukas’ L’apprenti sorcier, Dutilleux’s Métaboles, Stravinsky’s Firebird 1919 and Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto No 1 played { … }

In association with the Besançon conducting competition, this month Arte Live Web is streaming two videos of Lionel conducting L’orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France. Lionel won the competition in 2005 aged 18. The first programme consists of Borodin’s Polovtsian Dances, Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1 played by Gautier Capuçon. Henri { … }