Cosette Justo Valdés, conductor

Beloved as a musician who wins the respect of her colleagues and the hearts of audiences, Ms. Valdés currently serves as the Resident Conductor of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra (Alberta,Canada) and the Artistic Director of the Vancouver Island Symphony (British Columbia, Canada).

Cosette has conducted, among others, the Stuttgart Philharmonic, the Orchestra of the Theater Heidelberg, the National Theater Mannheim and the Württemberg Chamber Orchestra in Germany as well as the Plovdiv Philharmonic of Bulgaria. Whereas in Canada, she has been at the podium with the National Arts Centre Orchestra, L’Orchestra Symphonique de Montréal, Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra and the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra.

Ms. Valdés maintains strong ties to her native Cuba, where she is celebrated as the Honorary Director of the prestigious Orquesta Sinfónica de Oriente in Santiago. As a frequent guest conductor of the Orquesta Nacional de Cuba in La Habana, she also premiered many works by Cuba’s musical luminaries including Leo Brouwer, Alfredo Diez Nieto, Roberto Valera, and many more.

In 2022 Ms Valdés was nominated for a Heinz Unger Award 2022 by the Ontario Arts Council of Canada.

Steward Goodyear, piano
Biography to come.

Vancouver Island Symphony
Biography to come.