Effective period / Period of releases: 2010 - 2011

Members: David Gaillard, Hans-Peter Hofmann, David Grimal, Xavier Phillips, Lia Previtali, Vicente Alberola

Les Dissonances (The Dissonances) is a European classical music orchestra created in 2004 by the violinist David Grimal. Gathering French and European musicians, the orchestra is composed of international soloists, musicians from prestigious orchestras and young talents. The orchestra plays works of the symphonic repertoire self conducted, and varies in size according to the requirements of the repertoire, having an absolute freedom of interpretation.

The members of the Les Dissonances quartet are David Grimal (violin), Hans-Peter Hofmann (violin), David Gaillard (viola) and Xavier Phillips (cello).

Since 2008, Les Dissonances are in residence at the Opéra de Dijon.