Les pêcheurs de perles
As part of the European Cultural Capital festivities of Essen, he led the new productions of Henze's "Elegie für junge Liebende" and a concert version of Bizet's "Les pêcheurs de perles". The 2009–2010 season saw him heading the premiere of "La Sylphide" with the Aalto Ballet Company. Noam Zur was Principal Resident Conductor at the Aalto Theatre in Essen until August 2010.