Lucie Leguay takes over Sinfonietta de Lausanne
The conductor Lucie Leguay will become musical director of the Sinfonietta de Lausanne from the 2026/27 season. She succeeds David Reiland in this position.
Lucie Leguay, who was discovered in 2018 at the Tremplin pour Jeunes Cheffes d'orchestre (springboard for young female conductors) at the Philharmonie de Paris, holds a Master's degree in orchestral conducting from the HEMU-Haute École de Musique (Vaud site, Lausanne). In 2023, she won the Victoires de la Musique Classique in the category "Révélation chef d'orchestre" (discovery as a conductor).
Lucie Leguay works as a guest conductor with numerous orchestras, including the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, the Orchestre de Paris, the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, the Konzerthaus Berlin and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as with composers such as Peter Eötvös, Kaija Saariaho and Heinz Holliger.
The Sinfonietta de Lausanne was founded in 1981 by Jean-Marc Grob under the name Orchestre des Rencontres Musicales and was under the direction of Alexander Mayer from 2013 to 2017, before passing to David Reiland. The ensemble has a variable staff and accepts students from the HEMU, whom it accompanies on their way to becoming orchestral musicians.
