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David Robertson [1] (born 19 July 1958 in Santa Monica, California, USA) is an American conductor. July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Santa Monica Pier Santa Monica is a coastal city located in Los Angeles County, California USA, by the Pacific Ocean, south of Pacific Palisades and Brentwood, west of Westwood, Los Angeles, and north of Venice. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ...


By 1985, he had risen to the position of resident conductor of the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra.


Five years later, in October 1990, the Ensemble Intercontemporain in Paris named Music Director. Although his appointment was initially newsworthy because Robertson was not a protégé of Pierre Boulez, the Ensemble benefited from his leadership decade of leadership by performing more works of 'non-Boulezian' composers and by reinvigorating the Ensemble with refreshing new face. The Ensemble InterContemporain is a sort of chamber orchestra that specializes in contemporary classical music. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... Pierre Boulez Pierre Boulez (IPA: /pjɛʁ.buˈlÉ›z/) (born March 26, 1925) is a conductor and composer of classical music. ...


In 2000, Robertson was named the Music Director of the Orchestre National de Lyon (ONL) and Artistic Director of Lyon's Auditorium, He was the first individual to serve simultaneously in both capacities and the first American conductor to be appointed to either position. He and the ONL toured the United States in 2003, with concerts in New York City[1], Seattle, Berkeley[2], and Los Angeles. City flag City coat of arms Motto: (Arpitan: Forward, forward, Lyon the best) Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Region Rhône-Alpes Department Rhône (69) Subdivisions 9 arrondissements Intercommunality Urban Community of Lyon Mayor Gérard Collomb  (PS) (since 2001) City Statistics Land area... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC, City That Never Sleeps, The Concrete Jungle, The City So Nice They Named It Twice Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City... City nickname Emerald City City bird Great Blue Heron City flower Dahlia City mottos The City of Flowers The City of Goodwill City song Seattle, the Peerless City Mayor Greg Nickels County King County Area   - Total   - Land   - Water   - % water 369. ... Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in northern California, in the United States. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ...


David Robertson's relationship with the [[Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra] (SLSO) began in January 1999 when he made his first conducting appearance with the orchestra. [3] Robertson's second appearance with the SLSO occurred in February 2002 at Carnegie Hall after the SLSO's then-music director Hans Vonk withdrew a few days before the concert due to health problems. Robertson agreed to substitute, and he and the orchestra had only one rehearsal before the concert, which received a favorable review from the New York Times[4]. He later appeared with the SLSO in March 2003, and the SLSO named Robertson Music Director in December 2003, effective in the 2005-2006 season. Carnegie Hall Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east stretch of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street. ... Hans Vonk (June 18, 1942 August 29, 2004) Dutch conductor, champion of Dutch composers such as Alphons Diepenbrock. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ...


In April 2005, Robertson led the SLSO in a Carnegie Hall concert 2005[5], after a labor dispute at the SLSO was resolved. Subsequent Carnegie Hall concerts with Robertson conducting the SLSO since the start of his SLSO tenure have been in November 2005[6] and March and April 2006[7]. Robertson was one of Carnegie Hall's Perspectives artists for the 2005-2006 season, and he curated concerts with the SLSO and other performances with various guest artists and ensembles. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Carnegie Hall Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east stretch of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street. ...



In February 2005, Robertson was named the Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra [8] and assumed that post later in the year, in parallel with the beginning of his St. Louis tenure. In September 2006, the SLSO announced that Robertson extended his SLSO contract through 2010, with an evergreen clause to allow for yearly renewal. Robertson has also extended his Principal Guest Conductorship with the BBC Symphony Orchestra through 2011. Speculation had been intense, as reported by John von Rhein of the Chicago Tribune, Mark Swed of the Los Angeles Times, and Daniel Wakin of the New York Times that both the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic were both trying to sign Robertson, respectively, as the next music director of each orchestra.[9] The SLSO action ended the discussion relating to the Chicago position, at least through 2010[10], although there still has been some press speculation that the New York Philharmonic is still considering signing Robertson as its next music director[11]. Robertson continues to be a regular guest conductor with other major American orchestras, including the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and the San Francisco Symphony. In particular, Anthony Tommasini of the New York Times has been laudatory of Robertson's concerts with the New York Philharmonic[12]. The BBC Symphony Orchestra is the principal orchestra of the British Broadcasting Corporation and one of the leading orchestras in Britain. ... The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, based in Chicago, Illinois, is one of the leading orchestras in the world. ... The New York Philharmonic is the oldest active symphony orchestra in the United States. ... The Boston Symphony Orchestra is one of the worlds most renowned orchestras. ... The New York Philharmonic is the oldest active symphony orchestra in the United States. ... The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, based in Chicago, Illinois, is one of the leading orchestras in the world. ... Logo. ...


In addition to his work in contemporary and symphonic music, Robertson is also much admired and sought-after as a conductor of opera, for example opening the Rossini Festival in the composer's hometown Pesaro, Italy in summer 1994, and conducting a new production of Janacek's "Makropoulos Case" at the Metropolitan Opera in 1996 which featured Jessye Norman.


He received the 2006 Ditson Conductor's Award from Columbia University for his championing of American music. Robertson has recorded for the harmonia mundi, Sony Classical, and Naxos labels music of composers such as Bartók, Dvorák, Valentin Silvestrov, and Philippe Manoury. The Ditson Conductors Award was first made in 1945. ... Columbia University is a private research university whose main campus lies in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of the Borough of Manhattan in New York City. ...


Robertson, who grew up in California, As a college student at the Royal Academy of Music in London, he studied horn, composition, and conducting. maintains a loft in downtown St. Louis, and also has residences in New York City and Paris. His two teenage sons from his second marriage, Peter and Jonathan (11th and 8th grades, respectively, in 2006-2007), attend Horace Mann School. Robertson is currently married to his third wife, pianist Orli Shaham[13]. Robertson and Shaham first met at that January 1999 SLSO concert, where she was the guest pianist, and which also was her own SLSO debut. They married in January 2003. The Royal Academy of Music (sometimes abbreviated to RAM) is a music school in London, England and is one of the leading music institutions in the world. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC, City That Never Sleeps, The Concrete Jungle, The City So Nice They Named It Twice Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... The Horace Mann School is an independent college preparatory school in New York City. ... Orli Shaham is a pianist, who performs recitals and appears with major orchestras throughout the world. ...


References

  1. ^ Anthony Tommasini, "For Adventure, Try Boulez and Stay Till the End". New York Times, 27 January 2003.
  2. ^ George Thomson, "Newer Music, Old Europe". San Francisco Classical Voice, 31 January 2003.
  3. ^ The date of their first rehearsal was 20 January 1999. See Sarah Bryan Miller, "Risky program works beautifully for Symphony". St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 22 January 2007.
  4. ^ Anthony Tommasini, "Music Review: Sly Wit for a Modernist, Clarity for Impressionists". New York Times, 11 February 2002.
  5. ^ Anthony Tommasini, "Labor Bitterness Plays Second Fiddle to Artistry". New York Times, 18 April 2005.
  6. ^ Anthony Tommasini, "Reflections on Reflections, the Present and the Past". New York Times, 21 November 2005.
  7. ^ Bernard Holland, "Works That Boldly Position Words at the Center of Power" (St. Louis Symphony Performs Choral Works). New York Times, 3 April 2006.
  8. ^ Geoffrey Norris, 'I'm here to raise the standard'. Telegraph, 2 February 2005.
  9. ^ Mark Swed, "Urbane Renewal". Los Angeles Times, November 13, 2005 (original LA Times link no longer accessible on line; this link is through the Symphony's web page).
  10. ^ John von Rhein, "Robertson tapped into spirit of St. Louis". Chicago Tribune, 17 September, 2006.
  11. ^ Fred Kirshnit, "Good Raw Material Results in a Mess". New York Sun, 25 January 2007.
  12. ^ Anthony Tommasini, "Conductor Makes the Old New and the New Newer". New York Times, 27 November 2004.
  13. ^ Jeannette Batz Cooperman, "Brilliant Overtures." St. Louis Magazine, September 2005.

External links

  • Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra's David Robertson Page
  • Wakin, Daniel. "Unprompted, Lorin Maazel Nominates His Successor". New York Times, November 29, 2006.
  • Tommasini, Anthony. "Under a Baton in a Younger Hand". New York Times, November 28, 2003.
  • Alex Ross, "The Evangelist". New Yorker, December 2005
Preceded by
Peter Eötvös		 Music Director, Ensemble InterContemporain
1992–1999		 Succeeded by
Jonathan Nott
Preceded by
Emmanuel Krivine		 Music Director, Orchestre National de Lyon
2000–2004		 Succeeded by
Jun Märkl
Preceded by
Hans Vonk		 Music Director, St Louis Symphony Orchestra
2005–		 Succeeded by
incumbent

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