conductor
David Robertson
Born in Santa Monica, California, David Robertson was educated at London’s Royal Academy of Music, where he studied horn and composition before turning to orchestral conducting. A highly sought-after podium figure in the worlds of opera, orchestral music, and new music, Robertson is celebrated worldwide as a champion of contemporary composers, an ingenious and adventurous programmer.
Robertson has served in artistic leadership positions at musical institutions including the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre National de Lyon, and the Ensemble intercontemporain, which he led on its first North American tour. In 2018 he completed his transformative thirteen-year tenure as music director of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, where he solidified the orchestra’s status as one of most enduring and innovative of the United States. At the BBC Symphony Orchestra, he served as principal guest conductor.
He appears regularly with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunk and the Dresden Staatskapelle. Robertson frequently leads productions at the world’s most prestigious opera houses. In 2018 he built upon his longstanding relationship with The Metropolitan Opera (since his debut in 1996), conducting the premiere of Phelim McDermott’s production of Mozart’s Così fan tutte.
Robertson is the recipient of numerous musical and artistic awards, and in 2010 was made a Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the Government of France.
He is devoted to supporting young musicians and has worked with students at the festivals of Aspen, Tanglewood and Lucerne and at the Paris Conservatoire. In 2014, he led the Coast to Coast tour of Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Orchestra of the USA.
Since his debut with the Concertgebouworkest, Robertson has been a regular guest, usually conducting innovative concerts and contemporary works. His most recent collaboration with the orchestra was Death in Venice in April 2019, a co-production with International Theatre Amsterdam and its director Ivo van Hove containing music by Richard Strauss, Schönberg, Webern and Muhly.
Born in Santa Monica, California, David Robertson was educated at London’s Royal Academy of Music, where he studied horn and composition before turning to orchestral conducting. A highly sought-after podium figure in the worlds of opera, orchestral music, and new music, Robertson is celebrated worldwide as a champion of contemporary composers, an ingenious and adventurous programmer.
Robertson has served in artistic leadership positions at musical institutions including the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre National de Lyon, and the Ensemble intercontemporain, which he led on its first North American tour. In 2018 he completed his transformative thirteen-year tenure as music director of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, where he solidified the orchestra’s status as one of most enduring and innovative of the United States. At the BBC Symphony Orchestra, he served as principal guest conductor.
He appears regularly with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunk and the Dresden Staatskapelle. Robertson frequently leads productions at the world’s most prestigious opera houses. In 2018 he built upon his longstanding relationship with The Metropolitan Opera (since his debut in 1996), conducting the premiere of Phelim McDermott’s production of Mozart’s Così fan tutte.
Robertson is the recipient of numerous musical and artistic awards, and in 2010 was made a Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the Government of France.
He is devoted to supporting young musicians and has worked with students at the festivals of Aspen, Tanglewood and Lucerne and at the Paris Conservatoire. In 2014, he led the Coast to Coast tour of Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Orchestra of the USA.
Since his debut with the Concertgebouworkest, Robertson has been a regular guest, usually conducting innovative concerts and contemporary works. His most recent collaboration with the orchestra was Death in Venice in April 2019, a co-production with International Theatre Amsterdam and its director Ivo van Hove containing music by Richard Strauss, Schönberg, Webern and Muhly.
Born in Santa Monica, California, David Robertson was educated at London’s Royal Academy of Music, where he studied horn and composition before turning to orchestral conducting. A highly sought-after podium figure in the worlds of opera, orchestral music, and new music, Robertson is celebrated worldwide as a champion of contemporary composers, an ingenious and adventurous programmer.
Robertson has served in artistic leadership positions at musical institutions including the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre National de Lyon, and the Ensemble intercontemporain, which he led on its first North American tour. In 2018 he completed his transformative thirteen-year tenure as music director of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, where he solidified the orchestra’s status as one of most enduring and innovative of the United States. At the BBC Symphony Orchestra, he served as principal guest conductor.
He appears regularly with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunk and the Dresden Staatskapelle. Robertson frequently leads productions at the world’s most prestigious opera houses. In 2018 he built upon his longstanding relationship with The Metropolitan Opera (since his debut in 1996), conducting the premiere of Phelim McDermott’s production of Mozart’s Così fan tutte.
Robertson is the recipient of numerous musical and artistic awards, and in 2010 was made a Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the Government of France.
He is devoted to supporting young musicians and has worked with students at the festivals of Aspen, Tanglewood and Lucerne and at the Paris Conservatoire. In 2014, he led the Coast to Coast tour of Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Orchestra of the USA.
Since his debut with the Concertgebouworkest, Robertson has been a regular guest, usually conducting innovative concerts and contemporary works. His most recent collaboration with the orchestra was Death in Venice in April 2019, a co-production with International Theatre Amsterdam and its director Ivo van Hove containing music by Richard Strauss, Schönberg, Webern and Muhly.
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David Robertson photographed in New York City by Chris Lee, 12/13/17. image: Chris Lee -
David Robertson - image: Chris Lee
