Arnaud Arbet is one of the most sought-after conductors of his generation for modern and contemporary music and for opera.
He conducted, a.o., the Symphony Orchestra of Madrid (Transfigured Night by Schönberg), the Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie of Chemnitz (Der Mond by Carl Orff), the Gürzenich Orchester Köln (Die Eroberung von Mexico by Rihm, Die Soldaten by Zimmermann as a co-conductor, Mare Nostrum by Kagel, La Scuola de’ Gelosi by Salieri and Carmen by Bizet), the Ensemble Bernasconi of Milan (Mare Nostrum by Kagel and a symphony concert), the Symphony Orchestra of the Norrlandsoperan in Umeå, in Sweden (Hoffmann’s Tales by Offenbach and a symphony concert) and the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra (Le Grand Macabre by Ligeti and a symphony concert).
He is also the founder of the ensemble Le Seuil Musical (the musical threshold), dedicated to the music of the first half of the 20th century. The ensemble has performed in Paris, Berlin, Tokyo, Bamberg, Grenoble and Aubervilliers.
As a composer, his works are interpreted by the ensemble Seta, the THReNSeMBLe, the ensemble Le Seuil Musical, the Choir of the George Enescu Philharmonic, the singers Marie-Adeline Henry, Alexandra Untiedt and Vincent Le Texier, and the pianist Kyoko Nojima.
Arnaud Arbet started his career as a rehearsal pianist at the Atelier Lyrique of the Paris’ National Opera and as an assistant conductor at the Teatro Real of Madrid, where he worked with conductors such as Pierre Boulez, Seiji Ozawa, Simon Rattle, Semyon Bychkov, Péter Eötvös, Ingo Metzmacher, Sylvain Cambreling and Alejo Pérez. He was then assistant of György Kurtág during 5 years for Fin de Partie at La Scala of Milan.