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Photo Credit: Eve Leclerc / Perspective
Young Québec harpist Valérie
Milot, described
as "very refined" artist by La Presse,
Montréal,
has an impeccable technique and is such a colourful
and powerful musician that she challenges all the
clichés
about her instrument.
Valérie has received numerous competition awards,
including the prestigious Prix'd Europe 2008, becoming
the first harpist in almost 100 years to receive
this honour. In 2005, she was a laureate at the American
Harp Society National Competition, earning the "Salzedo
Centennial Fund" award for her interpretation
of the work Scintillation, by Carlos Salzedo. She
was also laureate of the OSM Standard Life Competition
in 2007, in addition to winning the prize for best
interpretation of a Canadian work, for Tanzmusik
by Glenn Buhr. Valérie also distinguished
herself as a finalist in the Canadian Music Competition's
International Stepping Stones 2008, was named Young
Soloist 2009 by the French Public Radios network,
made up of Radio France, Radio Suisse Romande, RTBF
Belgium and Radio-Canada. Valérie won
in November 2008 the Special Prize for best interpretation
of a contemporary work in the International harp
Competition of the Citédes Arts in Paris.
Valérie's career as a soloist and chamber musician
has been consistently rising over the past 2 years.
In July 2008, she travelled to Amsterdam to perform
Raga, a work for two harps with the composer, Canadian
harpist Caroline Lizotte, as part of the 2008 World
Harp Congress. In 2009, she gave recitals at the
Lanaudière
international festival and Lachine festival. During
the 2009-2010 season, among other projects, she was
a guest soloist with Les Violons du Roy, the SMCQ
and she will tour nationally with Jeunesses musicales
du Canada. Also, her first recording, "Revelation",
was released under the prestigious label Analekta.
Her exceptional early success was rewarded last September
when she was selected "Révélation
Radio-Canada Musique" for the 2009-2010 season.
Contact and representation:
Boulev'art Inc. - Artists Management
Marie-Catherine LaPointe / Samuel Côté
109, rue Dalhousie, SS-4
Quebec City, QC G1K 4B9
1-866-688-4280 / 418-688-4280
info@boulevart.ca
www.boulevart.ca
Home Base: Quebec
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