Pierre-André Valade

Pierre-André Valade was born in central France in 1959. In 1991, he co-founded the Paris based Ensemble Court-Circuit of which he was Music Director for sixteen years. in September 2009, he was appointed chief conductor with the Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen, initially for a period of three years. Valade is especially well-known and admired for his performances of repertoire from the 20th and 21st centuries, and regularly receives invitations from major festivals and orchestras in Europe, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Japan.