Valérie Milot

Ms Milot is renowned for her mature musical instinct as well as for the strength and the refinement of her interpretations.

Described as a "very refined" artist by the critics (La Presse, Montreal), the young Québec harpist Valérie Milot has a flawless technique and a style that is both colourful and powerful, thus challenging the clichés one associates with the instrument.

After the jury unanimously awarded her the ‘'Prize of Great Distinction'’ and the Wilfred-Pelletier bursary when she finished her studies at the Conservatoire de musique de Trois-Rivières with Caroline Lizotte, Milot pursued her training in New York City with the internationally renowned harpist Rita Costanzi.

The winner of numerous competitions, Milot was the first harpist in nearly 100 years to receive the Prix d’Europe (2008).

She also received the Prize for best interpretation of a contemporary Canadian work, for Tanzmusik by Glenn Buhr, at the OSM Standard Life Competition in 2007.