Acclaim
Greenwich Village Orchestra's Tchaikovsky Extravaganza
Sunday's guest conductor, Pierre Vallet, owns an impressive résumé from the operatic world, including work with the Met. Appropriately enough, he led off the program with the ebullient and thoroughly enjoyable "Polonaise" from Eugene Onegin, which the orchestra bounced merrily through.
Angela SuttonFeast of Music
12 March 2013
Greenwich Village Orchestra, (November 2011) Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel Over
Led by guest conductor Pierre Vallet, the ensemble opened with Englebert Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel Overture: lush, dreamy beauty shifting to brighter and more energetic, with pinpoint French horn flourishes and a bouncy precision.
Lucid Culture
26 November 2011
Saito-Kinen Festival Matsumoto: historic inaugural tour to China (September 2011
Although Seiji Ozawa failed to come this time, Pierre Vallet who held the baton that night still contributed to the unique charm of the opera. One Japanese music critic once said that Ozawa's Bartok is the best in the world, and Mr. Vallet inherited its heritage after 15years being with Seiji Ozawa. He fully expressed the mysterious, gloomy atmosphere of the opera with unique music, which was a perfect combination of the performance with the two singers.
China Daily
05 September 2011
Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona (September 2011) Gounod: Faust
"Fortunately, the beauty of some of the brilliant melodic passages and its interpretation by the acclaimed performers, as well as the chorus and orchestra of the theater conducted by Pierre Vallet, delighted the audience."
César López RosellEl Periódico De Catalunya
01 September 2011
Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona (September 2011) Gounod: Faust
"...a brilliant performance by a superb cast headed by the Polish tenor Piotr Beczala, the Bulgarian soprano Krassimira Stoyanova, the Uruguayan baritone Erwin Schrott, splendidly supported by the French baritone Ludovic Tézier the French mezzo-soprano Karine Deshayes, and the orchestra and chorus from the Liceu led by Pierre Vallet."
Lourdes MorgadesEl País (Edición Cataluña)
01 September 2011
Opéra national de Paris at the Bastille (December 2007) Wagner: Tännhauser
"His performance was a rendition of the most precise nature, blending a care for details into an effective dramatic arch, one congratulates this conductor who approaches music as a wise man...always respecting the balance between the stage and the pit."