Thomas Raoult is the artistic director and conductor of the Luxembourg Chamber PLayers. He’s also the founder and conductor of the Atelier Lyrique de Luxembourg, the choir Lux Vocalis and the vocal ensemble Doule8.


He has performed in the main halls of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Philharmonie, Neumünster Abbey, Trifolion, Luxembourg Cathedral, Grand Théâtre), as well as on various international stages such as the Merkin Concert Hall, the UN and Avery Fisher Hall in New York; St. Peter Kirche, MusikVerein and Konzerthaus Vienna and Le Louvre-Lens.


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He began playing the flute at the age of 7 at the Roubaix Conservatory. He then furthered his studies in Zurich with Günter Rumpel and later in Basel with Aurèle Nicolet. The latter strongly advised him to take an interest in conducting, which he also did.

 

Holder of 7 conservatory diplomas and two masters in choir conducting and orchestra conducting (cum laude), Thomas Raoult, French/Luxemburgish conductor won the SACEM prize for analysis in 2001 for his dissertation on Ludwig von Beethoven's 3rd symphony "Eroica" and the gold medal of the Vienna International Choir Festival in Austria in 2013.

 

He then honed his skills with prestigious conductors and pedagogues like Jorma Panula, Colin Metters, Wolfgang Scheidt, Günter Neuhold, Sir Roger Norrington, Dr Scott Weiss and Neil Thomson (Los angeles conducting institute - USA).

Thomas Raoult was at the origin of two Luxembourg premieres:

- The misa a Buenos Aires or "Misa Tango" by Martin Palmeri in May 2016,

- Christmas Cantata by Nils Lindberg in December 2016,

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- Sul Cielo by Elvira Muratore in May 2023,

- Ave Maria by Gediminas Kalinas in March 2026
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He was awarded the world premiere of the piece "Carmen 2" by Maltese composer Joseph Vella in March 2017.