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From the composers
Swiss composer Gérard Zinsstag has dedicated his work Lasciar Vibrar to Pierre-André Valade.
The World premiere will be given during the Festival Tage für neue Musik in Zürich on Nov. 14^th, 2010.

Danish composer Hans Abrahamsen has dedicated his orchestration of Nielsen's 6^th Symphony
to Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen, Pierre-André Valade and Anders Beyer.
The premiere was given in Copenhagen on June 5^th, during the Athelas New Music Festival.
Recording of a new CD devoted to music by Tristan Murail
Pierre-André Valade has been recording in June in Holland for the French label Æon,
conducting the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra in two works
by Tristan Murail, Sillages and Contes Cruels. The CD will be released during Spring 2011

June 2010 - Athelas Festival in Copenhagen with Athelas Sinfonietta

April 2010 - Release of a double-CD devoted to music by composer Marc Monnet, conducted by Pierre-André Valade

Pierre-André conducts here two major works by Marc Monnet, leading Ensemble Court-circuit, with such soloists as violinist Tedi Papavrami, countertenor Daniel Gloger, and pianists Dimitri Vassilakis and Géraldine Dutroncy. A third work, Imaginary Travel, is here performed by pianist François-Frédéric Guy.

The music by Marc Monnet, which we know as inventive and full of jubilation, exhales here its powerful vitality and also presents a deep dramatic sense; without any doubt a statement from the composer at the very top of his writing creativity.
Pierre-André Valade

September 2009 - Pierre-André Valade has been appointed Chief Conductor of Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen.
Pierre-André Valade is the new Chief Conductor of Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen for three years.
Since he left his music-directorship of Ensemble Court-circuit in January 2008, after sixteen years, Pierre-André Valade was devoting himself to his guest conducting career, with many symphony orchestras and ensembles. While continuing this career, he will now collaborate for the next three seasons with this wonderful Danish ensemble on close and more long term basis.
"The work with the musicians of Athelas Sinfonietta is of a rare quality, and the strength of their dedication gives a remarkable potentiality to the group. I am very pleased to be associated with these musicians et with their Artistic Director Anders Beyer for the three years to come, with the perspective to build with them the most ambitious musical projects."
Pierre-André Valade

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Top-three concerts of Year 2008 in Japan
The concert conducted by Pierre-André Valade on Aug. 25th, 2008 at Suntory Hall in Tokyo, leading the Tokyo Philharmonic in Les Espaces Acoustiques by Gérard Grisey, with soloist violist Michel Rouilly, has been listed on December 17th as one of the top three concerts of the year by the Asahi Shimbun, the most influencial daily newspaper in Japan.

Grand Prix de l'Académie Charles Cros
On November 21st, 2008, Pierre-André Valade received the Grand Prix de l'Académie Charles Cros, in the category "conductor" for three of his most recent recordings.

Golden Diapason of the Year
On November 20th, 2008, the cd devoted to Hugues Dufourt recorded for the label Timpani by Pierre-André Valade conducting the Luxembourg Philharmonic, with soloist Gérard Caussé was awarded Diapason d'Or de l'année 2008 (golden diapason of the Year).