Spanish conductor Arturo Tamayo Ballesteros born 3 August 1946.

Arturo Tamayo studied music at the Conservatoire of Madrid, his home town. He simultaneously studied law, although he ultimately left his law studies to devote himself completely to music. He graduated in composition with honours degree. He studied conducting with Pierre Boulez in Basel, Francis Travis in Freiburg and Witold Rowicki in Vienna. He obtained his Diploma in Orchestral Conducting with the highest grades. 1979/1998: Professor of XXth Century Music Interpretation at the Musikhochschule of Freiburg.