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

EaLC

Electroacoustic Live Composition

Still HI

When Human Intelligence creates with Artificial Intelligence

Metal

My first steps in music and a new album coming, 22 years later

Collaborations with Ensembles

Ensemble IntercontemporainKlangforum Wien (Vienna, Austria)Ensemble VariancesEnsemble 2E2MInSoliTusSound Icon (Boston, USA)Uproar (Wales, UK)Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France

More details

Chamber Music Projects

Duo Bibault Stragier

2 classical | 2 electric guitars

... and more to come

Schedule

Season 2026-2027

17 August 2026
Working session with composer Frédéric Durieux
New piece for solo electric guitar — more info to come
A Bolt from the Blue Studios, ELV, France

1 September 2026
Appointed Professor of Creative Performance Practices
Creation Department
CRR de Paris – Ida Rubinstein, Paris, France

21 September—7 October 2026
Studio Sessions for the new solo album Boston Suite
Marti Epstein’s Petals
21 September: recording
23 September: mixing
28 September: new recording
7 October: final mix
Album release: 2027, date TBC
A Bolt from the Blue Studios, ELV, France

1 October 2026
Duo with Emily Zawadzki
Guitar and real-time electronic sound transformation
Studio Luna Rossa, Paris, France

28—30 October 2026
Black Hole Symphony, directed by David Ibbett
Global Exploration Summit (GLEX), The Explorers Club
29 October: Concert
Coimbra, Portugal

11—16 November 2026
Residency and Concert
Dan VanHassel’s Mission Ammonia
14 November: Concert
Wellesley Hills Congregational Church, Wellesley, MA, USA

21 November 2026
Concert — Guitar and flute duo with Marine Pérez (flute)
Mairie du 9e arrondissement, Paris, France

28 November 2026
Rehearsals — Festival Création
CRR de Paris – Ida Rubinstein, Paris, France

4—8 December 2026
Festival Création
4 December: Concert with Jean-Étienne Sotty (accordion) and Pierre Bibault (electric guitar)
8 December: Closing concert with Ensemble 2e2m
CRR de Paris – Ida Rubinstein, Paris, France

6 December 2026
Residency with Ensemble Variances
Gamelan Nomade — Thierry Pécou
Nanterre, France

December 2026—March 2027
Studio Sessions for the new solo album Boston Suite
Jessie Cox’s Planetary System(ic) Extraction, version for solo electric guitar and electroacoustics, after the original duo work — electroacoustics by Pierre Bibault
Davide Ianni’s [NI]
A Bolt from the Blue Studios, ELV, France

25—26 January 2027
Residency with Ensemble Variances
Gamelan Nomade — Thierry Pécou
Paris, France

30—31 January 2027
Residency with Ensemble Variances
Gamelan Nomade — Thierry Pécou
Nanterre, France

7—10 February 2027
Residency and Concert with Ensemble Variances
Gamelan Nomade — Thierry Pécou
7–8 February: Residency, Conservatoire de Caen
9 February: Residency, Théâtre de Caen
10 February: Concert, Théâtre de Caen
Caen, France

19—27 February 2027
Residency and Concert with composer Richard Carrick
US Premiere of Stone Guitars
21–23 February: Rehearsals
24 February: Concert
Berklee College of Music, Boston, USA

5—10 April 2027
Solo concerts — “From New York to Boston”
7 April: Concert, Signal to Noise
8 April: Concert, Indianapolis Society of the Classical Guitar
More info to come
Indianapolis, IN, USA

19—23 April 2027
Instrumental Opera Workshop
CRR de Paris – Ida Rubinstein, Paris, France

30 April—11 May 2027
Concert and Tour with Ensemble 2e2m
France–Poland program
30 April–2 May: Rehearsals
3 May: Concert, CRR de Paris – Ida Rubinstein, Paris, France
4–11 May: Tour
Poland

2027, Date TBC
Album Releases
Aurélien Dumont’s WhatsPop, for soprano, electric guitar and electronics, with soprano Juliette Allen
Boston Suite, new solo album

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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

Humain Non Humain

w/ Ensemble Variances – Pécou, Mâche, Blackford


Release: 2021
Genre: Contemporary Music with Ensemble
Music Company: Ohuya Records
Art Direction: Thierry Pécou
Photos: Manuel Braun
Format: Streaming Platforms
Listen: Volume1 | Volume 2

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

Bronze Battu en Herbes

w/ Ensemble InSoliTus - Nicolas Mondon


Release: 2022
Genre: Contemporary Music with Ensemble
Music Company: Initiale (CNSM de Paris)
Artistic Direction: Nicolas Mondon
Format: CD

Duo Resonances

Granados, Piazzolla, Scarlatti, Granados, Mompou


Release: 2013
Genre: Classical Guitar Duo
Music Company: Calliope Records
Artistic Direction: Cécile Lenoir
Photos: Jean-Baptiste Millot
Format: CD Digipack + Booklet 12 pages
Length: 64 minutes

Silence of Insanity

The Silent Agony


Release: 2003
Genre: Metal
Music Company: Thundering Records
Artistic Direction: Pierre Bibault
Format: CD Digipack + Booklet 8 pages

Shades of Ancient Memories

Synoptia


Release: 2000
Genre: Metal
Music Company: A Bolt From the Blue Records
Artistic Direction: Synoptia
Format: Crystal box + Booklet 8 pages

MANAGEMENT & BOOKING

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Booking Representative
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