Luis Castillo-Briceño
*1996, Costa Rica
Luis Castillo-Briceño is the Conducting Fellow of the London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) for the season 23/24 mentored by its Chief Conductor, Edward Gardner. He will make his UK debut conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra in November 2023. He has been an Equilibrium Young Artist since the season 20/21, mentored by Barbara Hannigan, assisting her with orchestras such as the Münchner Philharmoniker and Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France.
Luis holds a bachelor’s degree in piano from the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste and has been studying conducting with Prof. Mark Stringer and Prof. Sian Edwards at the Universtität für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Vienna. He is pursuing a Specialized Masters at the ZHdK with Prof. Christoph-Mathias Mueller and Prof. Johannes Schlaefli.
Future engagements as assistant conductor include the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO), Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Orchestra dell’ Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, etc.
