Lonca becomes first conductor in Bern
At the beginning of the 2025/26 season, the French conductor Clément Lonca will take up his position as Principal Conductor and Assistant to the Chief Conductor of Bern Opera.
Lonca succeeds Artem Lonhinov, who is moving to the Fribourg Theater next season. He completed his studies with a master's degree in orchestral conducting at the Haute école de musique de Genève, where he also worked as an assistant professor and conducted the Swiss premiere of Ármin Cservenák's Spring at the 76e Concours de Genève.
Clément Lonca was a regular guest at the Opéra national de Lyon and with the Ensemble Hector Berlioz. He has also worked as a musical assistant at festivals and major venues, such as the Salzburg Festival, the Vienna State Opera, the Theater an der Wien and the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées. In the 2025/26 season, he will take over the musical direction of Le nozze di Figaro, of the ballet production Carmen and the world premiere of Salvatore Sciarrino's opera L'Agamennone.
