Arno Waschk

Arno Waschk received his musical training as a pianist and conductor at the conservatoires in Munich and Berlin. He maintains an extensive solo repertoire with an emphasis on 20th- and 21st-century music. The focus of his conducting work lies in contemporary music theatre. He has conducted numerous productions, often spanning different genres, for example at the Thalia Theatre in Hamburg, the Bavarian State Opera in Munich and the Berlin State Opera, the Komische Oper Berlin, the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisbon, the Opéra Orchestre National de Montpellier and the Schwetzingen SWR Festival. His compositions span various genres, including stage music for *Antigone* at the Residenztheater in Munich (directed by Hans Neuenfels), the music for Christoph Schlingensief’s ‘Mea Culpa’ at the Burgtheater in Vienna, the long-form performance ‘Häusliche Gewalt’ at the Vienna Festival, and his Molotov cocktail opera ‘Verbrannte Erde’ at the Hessian State Theatre in Wiesbaden. ‘Frohes Fest’ was released in 2019 on CD, featuring Dietrich Henschel and Vladimir Jurowski. Arno Waschk is a regular piano accompanist to Klaus Maria Brandauer and a frequent guest at numerous festivals. He has also held teaching posts at the Berlin University of the Arts and the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts.