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Alex Robertson | |
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 Robertson in Uruguay in 2024 | |
| Born | September 15, 2007 New York City |
| Education | Horace Mann School, Juilliard School |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Nathan Robertson (brother) Gil Shaham (uncle) |
| Website | https://www.alexrobertsoncomposerconductor.com/ |
Alex Jacob Robertson (born September 15, 2007)[1] is a composer and conductor from New York City.[2] His musical career regularly spans countries in Europe, North America, and South America.[2][3]
Biography
[edit]Robertson was born on September 15, 2007, to the conductor David Robertson and pianist Orli Shaham. He studied piano at the Special Music School and then attended the Horace Mann School.[4][5] He also attended the Juilliard School pre-college program, studying composition with Manuel Sosa.[6] He is currently a student at the Juilliard School, studying with Melinda Wagner. Other compositional mentors of his include Jörg Widmann and Sean Shepherd.[7] Important mentors and teachers in conducting include James Ross, Oliver Hagen, and David Robertson.[2]
Some examples of groups and festivals that he has written for include the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, the Pacific Symphony, the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the YellowBarn festival, New York Youth Symphony, and From the Top.[5][8] He is a recipient of the ASCAP Morton Gould prize, and is a National Young Arts Foundation winner (2024).[9][5] His music has been described as "tough-minded," "assured," and "emotionally wrought."[10][11]
Robertson has conducted at places such as Tanglewood, the Juilliard School, and the Kinhaven Summer Festival. He is the founder and music director of the Antiphon Chamber Orchestra.[2]
His uncle is the violinist Gil Shaham.[12]
3 Figures
[edit]For Orchestra (2024-25) (33')
I - Appassionata[14]
II - Modum (written for the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra)
III - Eclogue
Los Pescadores
[edit]For Piano Quintet (2025) (10') (written for the YellowBarn festival)[15]
Tears on Silent Ground
For Large Orchestra (2024) (7') (written for the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America)
Pittoresken
[edit]For String Trio (2024) (20') (written for members of the Pacific Symphony)[16]
I - The Plentiful Sky - Veils Whisked About
II - A Tavern, Deep Into the Night
III - Busoni's Cathedral
Canzonetta
[edit]For Violin and Piano (2025) (4')[12]
Choralebuch
[edit]For Double Reed Quartet (2024) (12')
References
[edit]- ↑ "Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra's Music Director, David Robertson, and Wife Have Twin Boys". Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (press release), 17 September 2007.
- 1 2 3 4 "Home". Alex Robertson 1. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
- ↑ "NYO-USA 2024". www.carnegiehall.org. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
- ↑ Special Music School PTA (January 28, 2015). "here! - SMS Parents â Special Music School PTA". yumpu.com. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - 1 2 3 "Winners Directory". YoungArts. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
- ↑ "Alex Robertson | Kennedy Center". The Kennedy Center. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
- ↑ Newman, Geoffrey (2026-02-08). "David Robertson's family festival in Vancouver features a brazen Adams and a more restrained Nielsen". Seen and Heard International. Retrieved 2026-02-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Alex Robertson | YellowBarn". yellowbarn.org. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
- ↑ "The ASCAP Foundation Names Recipients of 2024 Morton Gould Young Composer Awards". www.ascap.com. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
- ↑ Duke, David Gordon (January 31, 2026). "Classical music review: VSO offers sophisticated delights with launch of Modum". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2026-02-08.
- ↑ "Orli Shaham". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
- 1 2 "Alex and Nathan Robertson". From the Top. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
- ↑ "List of Works". Alex Robertson 1. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
- ↑ Alex Robertson (2026-02-03). Alex Robertson - II. Choralebuch (for Piano Solo). Retrieved 2026-02-09 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Alex Robertson (2025-08-19). Alex Robertson - Los Pescadores (for Piano Quintet). Retrieved 2025-09-25 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Pittoresken". Alex Robertson 1. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
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