About
Classical and electric guitarist Pierre Bibault works at the intersection of performance, composition, and artistic research. Focused on the music of our time, his solo practice combines written scores, improvisation, electronics, and real-time sound processing. This approach shapes his programs Sequences, centered on Berio’s Sequenza XI, Mirrors, and From New York to Boston.
His work has taken him to more than 25 countries and to venues including the Philharmonie de Paris, Radio France, the Berliner Philharmonie, the Pierre Boulez Saal, the Elbphilharmonie, the Musikverein in Vienna, Wigmore Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, and Seiji Ozawa Hall at Tanglewood. He has performed with Ensemble Intercontemporain, the Boulez Ensemble, Klangforum Wien, Les Siècles, Sound Icon, Ensemble 2e2m, and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France.
With Ensemble Intercontemporain, he has worked with composers including Olga Neuwirth, Rebecca Saunders, Helmut Lachenmann, and James Dillon, in repertoire ranging from Frank Zappa’s psychedelic rock to Olga Neuwirth’s film score Die Stadt ohne Juden, recorded for Arte/ZDF. In 2019, he was the soloist in the French premiere of Hans Werner Henze’s Ode an eine Äolsharfe at the Philharmonie de Paris, conducted by Brad Lubman.
His Steve Reich Guitar Project was approved by Steve Reich. Released in 2021, the project has surpassed 200,000 streams; in 2024, France Musique listeners voted his recording of Electric Counterpoint the “best version.”
In 2024, for the 60th anniversary of the Fondation Maeght, Bibault performed Berio’s Sequenza XI with choreographers Gerard & Kelly on the same stage where Eliot Fisk had given the world premiere in 1988, with Berio present. In December 2024, following a residency at Harvard, he premiered Planetary System(ic) Extraction at the Ear to the Ground Festival in Ghent. Co-composed with Jessie Cox and Maarten Stragier, the work brings together two electric guitars and video.
In 2025, Bibault gave the world premiere of Thierry Pécou’s Passacaille, a solo work written for him. This premiere marked a new chapter in his collaboration with Pécou, developed since 2017 through his regular work with Ensemble Variances. At the Fondation Royaumont and during several sessions with Frédéric Durieux at IRCAM, he contributed to the creation of Sammlung, including the development of the work’s guitar sounds. That same year, he completed a month-long residency at the Tanglewood Music Center. For the Boulez centenary, he performed all of Pierre Boulez’s works involving guitar on a European tour with Les Siècles and in the United States with Sound Icon at Boston’s Institute of Contemporary Art.
In 2026, he appeared at the Pierre Boulez Saal with the Boulez Ensemble conducted by François-Xavier Roth. At the Supernature festival, he premiered two works written for him: Melaine Dalibert’s Sister Alone and Aurélien Richard’s Mi-E. At IRCAM, he recorded Aurélien Dumont’s WhatsPop with soprano Juliette Allen for release in 2027. He is also preparing Boston Suite, a new solo album built around composers connected to Boston and New York.
As a composer, Bibault develops EaLC (Electroacoustic Live Composition) and Still HI, a project exploring interactions between human and artificial intelligence in live performance. He is the Founder and Artistic Director of A Bolt from the Blue, an international artist-led platform for new music, interdisciplinary work, and artistic research. The platform commissions new work and produces recordings, films, publications, and educational projects in France and the United States. He previously founded and directed the Festival International de Guitare en Béarn from 2016 through its final edition in 2024.
Bibault holds a PhD in Arts, with a dissertation on gesture in the music of Zad Moultaka, as well as master’s degrees in performance, musicology, and pedagogy. In 2026, he was appointed Professor of Creative Performance Practices in the Creation Department at the CRR de Paris – Ida Rubinstein. A Vigier Guitars Artist since 2011 and a D’Addario Artist since 2025, he works between Paris and Boston.
Guitariste classique et électrique, Pierre Bibault développe une pratique consacrée aux musiques d’aujourd’hui, à la croisée de l’interprétation, de la création et de la recherche artistique. Son travail en solo associe partition, improvisation, électronique et traitement du son en temps réel. Cette démarche structure ses programmes Séquences, autour de la Sequenza XI de Berio, Mirrors et De New York à Boston.
Son parcours l’a conduit dans plus de vingt-cinq pays et dans des lieux tels que la Philharmonie de Paris, Radio France, la Berliner Philharmonie, le Pierre Boulez Saal, l’Elbphilharmonie, le Musikverein de Vienne, le Wigmore Hall, le Walt Disney Concert Hall de Los Angeles et le Seiji Ozawa Hall de Tanglewood. Il s’est produit avec l’Ensemble Intercontemporain, le Boulez Ensemble, Klangforum Wien, Les Siècles, Sound Icon, l’Ensemble 2e2m et l’Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France.
Avec l’Ensemble Intercontemporain, il a travaillé avec des compositeurs tels qu’Olga Neuwirth, Rebecca Saunders, Helmut Lachenmann et James Dillon, dans un répertoire allant du rock psychédélique de Frank Zappa à la musique de film avec Die Stadt ohne Juden d’Olga Neuwirth, enregistrée pour Arte/ZDF. En 2019, il est soliste lors de la création française d’Ode an eine Äolsharfe de Hans Werner Henze à la Philharmonie de Paris, sous la direction de Brad Lubman.
Son Steve Reich Guitar Project a été validé par Steve Reich. Publié en 2021, le projet dépasse les 200 000 écoutes ; en 2024, les auditeurs de France Musique ont élu son enregistrement d’Electric Counterpoint « meilleure version ».
En 2024, à l’occasion du soixantième anniversaire de la Fondation Maeght, Pierre Bibault interprète la Sequenza XI de Berio avec les chorégraphes Gerard & Kelly, sur la scène même où Eliot Fisk en avait assuré la création mondiale en 1988, en présence du compositeur. En décembre 2024, à l’issue d’une résidence à Harvard, il crée Planetary System(ic) Extraction au festival Ear to the Ground à Gand. Co-composée avec Jessie Cox et Maarten Stragier, l’œuvre réunit deux guitares électriques et vidéo.
En 2025, il donne la création mondiale de Passacaille de Thierry Pécou, œuvre pour guitare solo qui lui est dédiée. Cette création marque une nouvelle étape dans sa collaboration avec Pécou, engagée en 2017 à travers son travail régulier avec l’Ensemble Variances. À la Fondation Royaumont, puis au cours de plusieurs séances menées avec Frédéric Durieux à l’IRCAM, il participe à la création de Sammlung et notamment à l’élaboration des sons de guitare de l’œuvre. La même année, il effectue une résidence d’un mois au Tanglewood Music Center. Pour le centenaire Boulez, il interprète l’intégrale des œuvres de Pierre Boulez faisant appel à la guitare, en tournée européenne avec Les Siècles et aux États-Unis avec Sound Icon, à l’Institute of Contemporary Art de Boston.
En 2026, il se produit au Pierre Boulez Saal avec le Boulez Ensemble sous la direction de François-Xavier Roth. Au festival Supernature, il crée deux œuvres qui lui sont dédiées : Sister Alone de Melaine Dalibert et Mi-E d’Aurélien Richard. À l’IRCAM, il enregistre WhatsPop d’Aurélien Dumont avec la soprano Juliette Allen, pour une parution prévue en 2027. Il poursuit parallèlement la préparation de Boston Suite, son prochain disque solo, construit autour de compositeurs liés à Boston et New York.
Également compositeur, Pierre Bibault développe EaLC (Electroacoustic Live Composition) et Still HI, projet explorant les interactions entre intelligence humaine et intelligence artificielle dans la performance en temps réel. Il est le fondateur et directeur artistique d’A Bolt from the Blue, plateforme internationale d’artistes consacrée à la musique nouvelle, à la création interdisciplinaire et à la recherche. Elle commande des œuvres et produit des disques, des films, des publications et des projets pédagogiques en France et aux États-Unis. Il avait auparavant fondé et dirigé le Festival International de Guitare en Béarn, de sa création en 2016 à sa dernière édition en 2024.
Docteur en arts, avec une thèse consacrée au geste dans la musique de Zad Moultaka, Pierre Bibault est également titulaire de trois masters en interprétation, musicologie et pédagogie. En 2026, il est nommé professeur de Pratiques créatives de l’interprétation au CRR de Paris – Ida Rubinstein, au sein du Département Création. Artiste Vigier Guitars depuis 2011 et D’Addario depuis 2025, il partage son activité entre Paris et Boston.
Electric Guitar: (e.g.) | Classical Guitar: (c.g.) | Bass Guitar: (e.bass g.)
BERIO Luciano
Sequenza XI, per chitarra sola (c.g.)
BIBAULT Pierre
Still HI, for electric guitar and electroacoustic (e.g.)
CARRICK Richard
Stone Guitars, for electric guitar and pre-recorded guitars (e.g.)
CHASALOW Eric
‘Scuse Me! for electric guitar and electroacoustic (e.g.)
CZERNOWIN Chaya
Black Flowers (e.g.)
DALIBERT Melaine
Sister, Alone (e.g.)
dedicated to Pierre Bibault
D’ANGELO Nuccio
Due Canzoni Lidie (c.g.)
DUFOURT Hugues
La Cité des Saules, for electric guitar and sound transformation (e.g.)
EPSTEIN Marti
Petals (e.g., World Premiere)
HENDRIX Jimi
Voodoo Child (e.g.)
HOLMES Jeffrey
Jörmunr (c.g.)
dedicated to Pierre Bibault
IANNI Davide
[NI] (e.g.)
MOULTAKA Zad
– Calvario, for guitar and electronics (c.g.)
– Kahraba, for electric guitar and electroacoustics (e.g.), commissioned by Pierre Bibault and Onoma
– Ordo ab chao, for guitar and electronics (c.g.), dedicated to Pierre Bibault
MURAIL Tristan
– Tellur (c.g.)
– Vampyr! (e.g.)
OHANA Maurice
Tiento (c.g.)
PECOU Thierry
– Flux, Eclats, Orient (c.g.)
– Passacaille (c.g.), dedicated to Pierre Bibault, premiered at Salle Cortot, Paris, on March 31, 2025
REICH Steve
– Electric Counterpoint (e.g. + tape)
– Electric Guitar Phase (e.g. + tape)
– Nagoya Guitars (e.g. + tape)
– Clapping Music
RICHARD Aurélien
Mi-E (e.g.)
dedicated to Pierre Bibault
ROMITELLI Fausto
– Solare (c.g.)
– Trash TV Trance, for electric guitar, effects and sampler (e.g.)
ANDRIESSEN Louis
Life (e.g.)
BENJAMIN Georges
Sometimes Voices (banjo)
BOULEZ Pierre
– Éclat/Multiples (c.g.)
– Le Marteau sans maître (c.g.)
– Pli selon pli (c.g.)
BRANCA Glenn
Symphony n°16 “Orgasm”, for 100 electric guitars (e.g.)
BRAUD Augustin
Cornucopia (e.g.)
BRAXTON Tyondai
Fly by Wire (e.g.)
CAGE John
Once Upon a Time (e.g.)
CHASALOW Eric
Muriel’s Songs (e.g. + c.g.)
CHOI Yeni
On the boat (c.g.)
DAZZI Gualtiero
Madrigali (e.g.)
DILLON James
Tanz / Haus Triptych (e.g.)
DURIEUX Frédéric
Sammlung (e.g.)
FREEMAN Branch
Adult Entertainment (e.g.)
GLASS Philip
Façades (e.g.)
Music in Similar Motion (e.g.)
GOLIJOV Osvaldo
Ayre (c.g. + ronroco or c.g. + e.g.)
HENZE Hans Werner
Ode An Eine Äolsharfe (concerto), music for concertante Guitar (c.g.) and 15 solo instruments (French Premiere with Ensemble Intercontemporain, December 2019)
HOLMES Jeffrey
Kaun (Kenaz) (c.g.) (World Premiere with Ensemble Variances, 2022)
KORDA Josephine
Mycelium (c.g.)
LACHENMANN Helmut
Concertini (c.g.)
LEWIS Andrew
Canzon in Double Echo (e.g.)
LEWIS George
float, sting (e.g.)
MÂCHE François-Bernard
Vigiles (c.g.) (World Premiere with Ensemble Variances)
MARINISSEN Arnold
Métisse (e.g.) (World Premiere with Ensemble Variances)
MERCANTI Gabriele
Clepsamia (c.g.)
MONDON Nicolas
Daily Colotomy (c.g.)
MORGAN-WILLIAMS Bethan
Devil’s Elbow (e.g.)
MOULTAKA Zad
Anath (c.g.)
NEUWIRTH Olga
– Die Stadt Ohne Juden (e.g.) (World Premiere with Ensemble Intercontemporain)
– Hommage à Klaus Nomi (e.g.)
– Le Encantadas (e.g.)
– The Outcast (e.g.) (French Premiere with Ensemble Intercontemporain)
– Eleanor (concerto), for Blues Singer, Drum-kit, Electric Guitar and Ensemble (e.g.)
PECOU Thierry
– Byar (e.bass g.)
– Méditation sur la fin de l’espèce (e.g.) (World Premiere with Ensemble Variances)
– Until the Lions (e.g.)
REICH Steve
Pulse (e.bass g.)
RIHM Wolfgang
Jagden und Formen (c.g + e.bass g.)
ROMITELLI Fausto
– Professor Bad Trip, Lesson I (e.g.)
– Professor Bad Trip, Lesson III (e.g.)
– Audiodrome, Dead City Radio (e.g.)
SAARIAHO Kaija
– Tempest Songbook (c.g.)
SAUNDERS Rebecca
– Scar (World Premiere with EIC, 2019) (e.g.)
– Skin (e.g.)
– Skull (e.g.)
– Wound (World Premiere with EIC, 2022 | Austrian Premiere with Klangforum Wien, 2023) (e.g.)
STOCKHAUSEN Karlheinz
– Aus den sieben Tagen (e.g.)
– Tierkreis (e.g.)
SYRSE Diana
Mi Canto (e.g.)
TRAPANI Christopher
Waterlines (dulcimer, ac.g., e.g.)
ZAPPA Frank
– Get Whitey (c.g.)
– G-Spot Tornado (e.g.)
– The Dog Breath Variations (banjo)
ZOHN-MULDOON Ricardo
– Comala Suite (c.g.)
BOWMAN Max
Sonata, for c.g. and cello
CAGE John
Story (Once upon a time) (e.g.)
COX Jessie
– Planetary System(ic) Extraction (2 e.g.), co-composed by Jessie Cox, Maarten Stragier and Pierre Bibault
– New Piece (2026) for e.g. and drums, co-composed by Jessie Cox and Pierre Bibault
CRUMB Georges
Mundus Canis, for c.g. and percussions
DUMONT Aurélien
WhatsPop, for soprano, electric guitar and electronics – new version (2026) (e.g.)
GINASTERA Alberto
Suite de Danzas Criollas, Op. 15, for 2 c.g., (transcription by Duo Resonances, 2010)
HOLMES Jeffrey
Danzleikr Sonata, for 2 c.g., dedicated to Duo Resonances
LACHENMANN Helmut
Salut für Caudwell, for two guitarists (c.g.)
MARINISSEN Arnold
– Mestre Claudinei, for c.g. and cello
MENDOZA Elena
Lo que nunca dijo nadie, for c.g. and violin
PIERRE-PETIT
Toccata, for 2 c.g.
STOCKHAUSEN Karlheinz
– Aus den sieben Tagen (e.g.)
– Tierkreis (e.g.)
TAKEMITSU Toru
Toward the sea, for c.g. and flute
Projects
I cultivate a diverse portfolio within Contemporary Music, spanning four key areas. My solo projects showcase explorative interpretations of diverse contemporary composers, while my compositions venture reveal a keen ability to innovate. Collaborations with Ensembles highlight a commitment to collective artistry, and my chamber music projects exemplify an intimate dialogue between instruments. Together, these endeavors encapsulate my multifaceted approach to the modern music landscape.
Solo Projects
Sequences
Reconstructing Luciano Berio's Sequenza XI
Creations
New Music Commissioning
The Steve Reich Guitar Project
Complete works for guitar by Steve Reich
Bibault meets Moultaka
Diving into the music of a composer-plastician
Mirrors
Featuring works by Murail, Romitelli, Dufourt
Composition Projects
Collaborations with Ensembles
Ensemble IntercontemporainKlangforum Wien (Vienna, Austria)Ensemble VariancesEnsemble 2E2MInSoliTusSound Icon (Boston, USA)Uproar (Wales, UK)Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Chamber Music Projects
Duo Bibault Stragier
2 classical | 2 electric guitars
... and more to come
Schedule
Season 2025-2026
31 August—6 September 2025
Concert with Orchestre Les Siècles
Conducted by Franck Ollu
Music by Pierre Boulez:
– “Pli Selon Pli”
with Soprano Sarah Aristidou
31 August: rehearsals, Paris
6 September: Musikfest, Berlin Philharmonie, Germany
12—15 September 2025
Residency #3 with composer Frederic Durieux
Collaboration on the guitar / electroacoustics sounds for the composer’s new piece for Ensemble and Choir
To be premiered at the Fondation Royaumont on October 5, 2025
IRCAM, Paris
2—5 October 2025
Residency and concert with composer Frederic Durieux, Ensemble Semblance and Schola Heidelberg, conducted by Walter Nußbaum
2–4 October: rehearsals
5 October: Concert
Fondation Royaumont, France
6—31 October 2025
Artistic and pedagogic collaboration with Orchestre Les Siecles
Paris, France
27 October—6 November 2025
Residency preparing a new solo album
Studio Sessions
A Bolt from the Blue Studios, ELV, France
7—30 November 2025
Artistic and pedagogic collaboration with Orchestre Les Siecles
Paris, France
18 November—18 December 2025
Residency preparing a new solo album
Studio Sessions
A Bolt from the Blue Studios, ELV, France
16–26 January 2026
Residencies with Boston based composers
Boston, USA
20 January 2026
Residency with Composer Chaya Czernowin
Harvard University, Boston, USA
21 January 2026
Residency with Composer and drummer Jessie Cox
Harvard University, Boston, USA
21 January 2026
Residency with Composer Richard Carrick
Berklee College of Music, Boston, USA
22 January 2026
Residency with Composer Eric Chasalow
Brandeis University, Boston, USA
23–25 January 2026
Residency, preparing a new solo album
New York City, USA
11–16 February 2026
Concert with Boulez Ensemble
Rehearsals: 12, 13, 14 February
Dress rehearsal & concert: 15 February
Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin, Germany
30—31 March 2026
Residency preparing a new solo album
Studio Sessions
A Bolt from the Blue Studios, ELV, France
2 April 2026
Lecture on Electric Guitar for the Students in Composition
Prof. Frederic Durieux Studio
Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, France
13–16 April 2026
Residency Duo Bibault-Stragier
Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel, Belgium
18 April 2026
Concert Duo Bibault-Stragier
Graz, Austria
21 April 2026
Residency with Composer and drummer Jessie Cox
Harvard University, Boston, USA
22–26 April 2026
Residency and Concert w/ Ensemble Collage New Music
Waterlines by Christopher Trapani
Conducted by Eric Nathan
Longy University, Cambridge, MA, USA
30 April–20 May 2026
Residency preparing a new album
Aurélien Dumont’s “WhatsPop”
Version for Guitar, Soprano and Electronics
Guitar sound design and arrangements
The Guitar Lab’ / A Bolt Studios ELV, France
23 May 2026
Residency preparing a new album
Aurélien Dumont’s WhatsPop
Version for Guitar, Soprano and Electronics
Working session with soprano Juliette Allen
A Bolt from the Blue Studios, ELV, France
24 May 2026
Residency preparing a new album
Aurélien Dumont’s WhatsPop
Version for Guitar, Soprano and Electronics
Recording duos with soprano Juliette Allen
IRCAM, Paris, France
4 June 2026
Residency preparing a new album
Aurélien Dumont’s WhatsPop
Version for Guitar, Soprano and Electronics
Recording guitar parts
IRCAM, Paris, France
14–20 June 2026
Summer Institute for Contemporary Performance Practice (New England Conservatory) – SICPP – CANCELLED
Boston, USA
5–25 June 2026
Residency “From Boston to New York”
Music by S. Reich, R. Carrick, E. Chasalow, P. Bibault, J. Hendrix, M. Dalibert, A. Richard
A Bolt from the Blue Studios, ELV, France
27 June 2026
Solo concert — “From Boston to New York”
Music by S. Reich, R. Carrick, E. Chasalow, P. Bibault, J. Hendrix, M. Dalibert, A. Richard
Festival Supernature
Le Havre, France
August 2026, Date TBA
Studio Sessions with Jessie Cox (drums)
Residency preparing a new album
Harvard Studios, Cambridge, MA, USA
Video
Discography
Steve Reich
Pierre Bibault, guitar
Release: October 1, 2021
Genre: Contemporary Music, Solo Electric Guitar
Program: Nagoya Guitars, Electric Counterpoint, Electric Guitar Phase, Clapping Music
Music Company: IndéSens Records
Artistic Direction: Pierre Bibault
Photos: Cover: © Catherine Peillon, 2008 | Artist photos: © Manuel Braun, 2021
Length: 43 minutes
Format: CD Digipack + Booklet 12 pages & Streaming Platforms
Listen/buy: li.sten.to/pierrebibault
Olga Neuwirth, "Die Stadt Ohne Juden" movie soundtrack
Ensemble Intercontemporain
Release: 2019
Genre: Contemporary Music with Ensemble, Movie Soundtrack
Music Company: Arte TV Edition
Artistic Direction: Olga Neuwirth
Format: DVD/Blu-ray
Buy: https://www.arte-edition.de/item/8510.html
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