News
May 2012 - Pierre-André Valade signs for three more years
as Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen's Chief Conductor
Moreover, he becomes the group's Co-Artistic Director,
together with Danish composers Rune Glerup and Christian Winther Christensen
March 2012 - French Impressions in New-Zealand
with flautist Catherine Bowie and the Auckland Philharmonia
Aug. 2012 - Pierre-André Valade will be teaching (week 3)
at Dartington International Summer School
together with Ilan Volkov (week 1) and Nicholas Kraemer (week 2)
as part of the Advance conducting session which will be held from Aug 4th to 25th
July 2011 - Release of recording of Ius Lucis by Valerio Sannicandro
Pierre-André Valade conducts musikFabrik Ensemble
May/June 2011, concerts
with Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen and Concerto Copenhagen
at the Athelas New Music Festival, a major event
in Copenhagen's contemporary music scene
May 2011, concerts with the Göteborgs Symfoniker
He makes us play better than we actually can !
Probably one of the strongest testimonies which a conductor can receive from musicians.This comes from one of the musicians of Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen,
just after a concert in Birmingham.
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New representation of Pierre-André Valade in France and Belgium
From March 15th, in addition to his general management by Allied Artists in London,Pierre-André will be represented in France and Belgium by Nicole Viciana,
from the new agency International Art Management, Paris.
Concert in Zürich, as closing event of Tage für neue Musik Festival
Zürich Nov. 14th, with composers Philippe Leroux and Gérard Zinsstag,
and one of the artistic directors from the Tage für neue Musik Festival, Nadir Vassena.
(photo Nicolas Miribel)
Pierre-André Valade's concert, conducting Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen
has been acclaimed by the critic in Zürich: the Neue Zürcher Zeitung
presents the Tage für neue Musik Festival and mentions
"the Athelas Sinfonietta with his fantastic chief conductor Pierre-André Valade".
Read the article (in German)
From the composers
Danish composer Rune Glerup has dedicated his work Divertimento to Pierre-André Valade
The World premiere was given in Monte Carlo on April 3rd, 2011, within Le Printemps des Arts Festival
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. 14th, 2010.
Danish composer Hans Abrahamsen has dedicated his orchestration of Nielsen's 6th Symphony
to Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen, Pierre-André Valade and Anders Beyer.
The World premiere was given in Copenhagen on June 5th, 2010, 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 composer was present during the recordings.
The CD will be released in September 2012
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
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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
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
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).