Hans Vonk
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.