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Arthur Arnold with the Moscow Symphony Orchestra
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Born |
Arthur Arnold 5 April 1967 Naarden, Netherlands |
Alma mater | Conservatorium van Amsterdam |
Occupation |
Conductor of classical music (active 1997–present) |
Known for | Conductor of the Moscow Symphony Orchestra |
Website | arthurarnold |
Arthur Arnold (born in Naarden, 5 April 1967) is a Dutch orchestra conductor.
Arnold studied cello at the Maastricht Academy of Music and the Conservatorium van Amsterdam with , and later in London with Christopher Bunting. He played cello in several orchestras, including and the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra. He studied conducting with at the Maastricht Academy of Music and took private lessons with Marcello Viotti, Jean Fournet and Graeme Jenkins. He attended masterclasses with Jorma Panula in Moscow and Amsterdam, with Myung Whun Chung and Gianluigi Gelmetti at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Sienna, Italy, and Diego Masson at the Darlington School of Arts in the UK. Arnold was also an assistant conductor to Hans Vonk.
Arnold was principal guest conductor of the Seoul National Symphony Orchestra from 1997 to 2001. He first guest-conducted the Moscow Symphony Orchestra in 2001, at the Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. He subsequently became the orchestra's principal guest conductor, and music director in 2012.