Arild Remmereit

Norwegian born conductor, resided since 1987 in Vienna, Austria,
took his first piano lessons at the age of six, his first trumpet lessons at eight, and had also a career as a boy soprano. Later he joined pop and jazz bands playing keyboards.

In 1986 he graduated from the Norwegian Conservatory of Music in Oslo where he studied piano, song and composition. He attended the Aspen conducting seminar in Colorado (1985), and he graduated from "Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst" in Vienna under the direction of Prof. Karl Österreicher (1987-92). At the same institution he attended a master class with Zubin Mehta.

He studied with Leonard Bernstein at Santa Cecilia in Rome and assisted him at recordings in Vienna (1987-90). He assisted Myung-Whun Chung at the Norwegian Opera in Oslo (1989) and at the National Opera in France, Paris (1994).

Remmereit conducted “Wiener Residenz Orchester” (1989-92). He was Artistic Director at the Ukrainian State Opera in Kharkov (1992-95). Simultaneously he conducted the National Philharmonic Orchestra in Kiev. These ensembles he led on tours through Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland.

Among others, Remmereit has conducted these orchestras and opera companies: Baltimore Symph, Bergen Philh, Bern Philh, Copenhagen Philh, Copenhagen Royal Theatre, Dallas Symph, Detroit Symph, Deutsches Symphonie-Orch. Berlin, Filarmonica della Scala Milan, Gelders Orch. Arnhem, Graz Symph, Gulbenkian Orch. Lisbon, Hallé Orch. Manchester, Houston Symph, KBS Symph. Seoul, Limburgh Symph. Maastricht, Madison Symph, Malaysian Philh, Mozartheum Salzburg, Montpellier Philh, Munich Philh, Nashville Symph, National Arts Centre Orch. Ottawa, NDR Radio- philh. Hanover, New Jersey Symph, Norwegian State Opera, Orch. de Cámara Andrés Segovia, Orch. del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Oslo Philh, Pittsburg Symph, Rheinland-Pfalz Philh. Ludwigshafen, Royal Scottish National Orch, RTE National Symph. Dublin, Seattle Symph, Seoul Philh, Stockholm Philh, Teatro alla Scala Milan, Tokyo Philh, Vienna Symph.

Remmereit has conducted at the following International Festivals:
Austria: Beethoventage (Baden), Kirchenmusiktage (Lilienfeld), Musiktage (Gmunden), Jazzherbst (Salzburg).
Bulgaria: Tchakarov Festival (Bourgas).
Czech republic: Janacek-May (Ostrava), Emmy Destinn Festival
(Ceske Budejovice), Spilberk Summer Festival (Brno).
Germany: Donaufest (Ulm), Weber Musiktage (Marktoberdorf).
Italy: Umbria Music Festival, 71th MaggioMusicale Fiorentino.
Macedonia: Ohrid Summer.
Norway: Elverum Festival, Oslo Chamber Music Festival, Mayjazz Stavanger, Fjord Cadenza Skodje.
Portugal: Sintra Festival, Expo Lisbon.
Slovakia: Bratislava Music Festival.
Ukraine: Young Composers Forum (Kiev), Assembleen Kharkov.
USA: Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival (Colorado), Grand Teton Music Festival (Wyoming)

His co-operation with jazz-musicians like Joe Zawinul and the jazz-singer Maria Joao shows a versatile repertoire, also including contemporary music.