The winner of the 2024 La Maestra competition in Paris and recipient of four other awards, conductor Bar Avni is pursuing a promising career. Born in Israel, she initially studied percussion before turning to conducting. Her mentors include Yoav Talmi, Barbara Hannigan and Ayelet Geva, and she has assisted conductors such as Gustavo Dudamel, Klaus Mäkelä and Myung-Whun Chung. Avni is known for her penchant for unconventional programmes. This is also evident in her first recording with the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, which brings together works by Charlotte Sohy, Darius Milhaud, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and Igor Stravinsky. ...