Innovative programming , re-thinking traditional concert formats and a contemporary and fresh look at the symphonic repertoire …

Guest Conducting

Curating

Commissioning

… have been some of the trademarks of Brönnimann’s programs. aware of the transformational power of music, his projects as a conductor have often included a social dimension , a diversity of programming reflecting contemporary societies and an intention to bring classical and contemporary music to wider audiences.

Mindful of the concert hall as a space for discovery and adventure, Brönnimann’s programs have followed certain guiding principles:

  • A combination of the widest possible variety of styles of music, emphasizing risk and thematic strands within the programs.

  • Whenever possible the inclusion of music by living composers

  • Impredictability

  • A dialogue between the established repertoire and more unknown music.

  • Introductions and interviews from the stage to break down artificial barriers between the music and the public

  • Different spatial configurations. Treating the concert hall as a venue for discovery.

  • Questioning of established norms and concert formats

Brönnimann has a long standing history as a guest-conductor, having worked with over 80 orchestras across all five continents. Often combining new and traditional repertoire in unusual ways, he has and had close relationships with many of the greatest living composers (Helmut Lachenmann, Georg Friedrich Haas, Unsuk Chin, John Adams, Tom Ades, Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Pascal Dusapin, Hans Abrahamsen etc.) as well as some of the great masters of post-war music like Sir Harrison Birtwistle, Kaija Saariaho, Wolfgang Rihm etc..

Programming is a central aspect of Brönnimann’s work. Apart from his own seasons he has created and curated the Desclasificados (De-classified) series in Madrid from 2020 to 2023, helping young artists and composers to make their first steps in a contemporary chamber music cycle. In 2019 he curated to Avanti festival, a week-long festival across various venue in Porvoo / Finland.