[4][5] Denève and the RSNO have made several commercial recordings for the Naxos and Chandos labels, including works of Albert Roussel[6][7] and Guillaume Connesson.
[9] Based on that appearance, in March 2010, the RSO Stuttgart announced the appointment of Denève as its 6th chief conductor, starting with the 2011–2012 season.
[12][13] One new initiative during Denève's tenure is the establishment of CffOR (Centre for Future Orchestral Repertoire) for commissioning new compositions.
With the Brussels Philharmonic, Denève has commercially recorded other works of Guillaume Connesson and Sergei Prokofiev.
[15] In January 2022, the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest (RFO) announced the appointment of Denève as its next principal guest conductor, effective with the 2023–2024 season.
[16] Denève made his US conducting debut at Santa Fe Opera in 1999 with Poulenc's Dialogues des Carmelites.
In April 2014, the Philadelphia Orchestra named Denève its next Principal Guest Conductor, effective with the 2014–2015 season.