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).

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, Bamberger symph, BBC Scottish, BBC Symph, Bergen Philh, Bern Philh, Cincinnati Symph, Copenhagen Philh, Copenhagen Royal Theatre, Dallas Symph, Detroit Symph, Deutsches Symph. Berlin, Filarmonica della Scala Milan, Gelders Orch. Arnhem, Graz Symph, Gulbenkian Orch. Lisbon, Hallé Orch. Manchester, Houston Symph, Iceland Symph, KBS Symph. Seoul, Limburgh Symph. Maastricht, Madison Symph, Malaysian Philh, Milwaukee Symph, Montpellier Philh, Mozartheum Salzburg, Munich Philh, Nashville Symph, National Arts Centre Orch. Ottawa, NDR Radio- philh. Hanover, Norwegian State Opera, Orch. de Càmara Andrès Segovia, Orch. del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Orch. National du Capitole de Toulouse, Oslo Philh, Pacific Symph, Pittsburgh Symph, Rheinland-Pfalz Philh. Ludwigshafen, Royal Scottish National Orch, RTÈ National Symph. Dublin, Seattle Symph, Seoul Philh, Stockholm Philh, Teatro alla Scala Milan, Tokyo Philh, Utah Symph, Vienna Symph.

In spring 2009, Remmereit has broadcast on Bayrischer Rundfunk (Bavaria Broadcasting) with Bamberger Symphoniker in Groven, Nielsen and Rautavarra and also on BBC Symphony Orchestra in Elgar, Britten and Sibelius.

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. 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)