Little souvenir from our concert last November in KKL Luzern with Akvilé, as first part of Nikolaï Lugansky and the National Russian Orchestra! Thank you Migros Kultur Prozent for this amazing opportunity! [embed]https://www.facebook.com/400029650134071/videos/1122844867852542/[/embed] [gallery ids="2278,2277,2276,2269,2280"]...
Happy New Year to all! We are extremely excited to present you our very new video recordings published on ZHdK Records for Christmas! Akmi Duo plays Albright's and Denisov's Saxophone and piano Sonatas. A huge thanks to the whole team of ZHdK Records and we hope...
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvfZ0LHBFb4[/embed] A recording of the piece "L'Etang du Patriarche" by Kevin Juillerat, written for our duo Akmi et commissioned by Orpheus Swiss Chamber Music Competition is now available! Dive into the mysterious and fantastic universe of Michail Boulgakov and discover the poetry and subtle colors of...
Back home after a fantastic tour in the USA and Canada with the Ever Present Orchestra! A big thanks to all the team and of course to the composer Alvin Lucier who honored us by his presence, support and performances. The six concerts in New...
You could not attend our concert in Luzern Festival this summer? No worries! You can now listen to the podcast of our Debut at the Lucerne Festival on SRF Kultur 2! Sonatas by Edison Denisov, Paul Hindemith, Erwin Schulhoff and William Albright. Enjoy! https://www.srf.ch/sendungen/im-konzertsaal/eine-herausragende-klassische-saxophonistin-valentine-michaud...
We had a blast in Berlin's Elizabethkirche with the Ever Present Orchestra!! Performing Alvin Lucier's Music for a huge enthusiastic audience and the composer himself in this fantastic hall! Next stop, USA!...
Our concert in Adelboden as 1st Prize winner of the Orpheus Chamber Music Competition with the Akmi Duo was a success! We had the pleasure to premiered a new piece written for us by the Swiss composer Kevin Juillerat, l'Etang du Patriarche. Thank you Kevin...
On the 17th of September we premiered CAIRNS, with Emmanuel Michaud and the Toni Saxophone Quartet, for the ZHdK Highlights! The show was warmly welcomed and we are looking forward to next performances! For more infos, photos and videos, check out the brand new page on...
[gallery ids="1939,1937,1938,1935,1934,1933,1932"] Thank you Lucerne Festival and Prix Crédit Suisse Jeunes Soliste for this unforgettable Debut in Lukas Kirche last week! Playing for such a wonderful audience in the beautiful place was an immense pleasure! You can find the reviews about our concert in the "Press"...
I am delighted to announce that I won the 1st Prize of the Grand Prize Virtuoso International Competition Vienna this month! I will have the pleasure to play in the beautiful Musik Verein in Vienna in September!...