First sight: Lionel Bringuier

An amazingly young French conductorWho is he?An amazingly young French conductor who turns 24 next month. Appointed associate conductor to the Los Angeles Phil four years ago, he now has his own orchestra in Valladolid, Spain.Where's he come from?He started as a child prodigy on the cello before switching to the baton, winning prizes at the Paris Conservatoire and then stunning the jury at the 2005 Besançon conducting competition. They unanimously awarded him top prize. He also took the audienc...

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