Lionel Bringuier makes his debut appearance with the Hallé orchestra this month, with concerts at the Bridgewater Hall (31 March) and Sage Gateshead (1 April).

He conducts Timothy Ridout in Berlioz’s Harold In Italy, followed by Smetana’s ​“Vltava” from Má Vlast and Francesca da Riminiby Tchaikovsky.