Costa Rican-born conductor Luis Castillo-Briceño was the winner of the 1st prize at the “2nd International Conducting Competition with the Athens Philharmonia Orchestra in 2020”, selected from over 100 candidates.
Assistant Conductor of Barbara Hannigan with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France (May, 2021)
As part of the “Momentum: our future, now” initiative, Luis acted as assistant conductor to conductor Barbara Hannigan with the Musikkollegium Winterthur in March of 2021.