Bernard Robertson

For more than forty years Bernard Robertson’s career has been characterized by its versatility. He has been an assistant conductor, opera répétiteur, choral director and keyboard player for many different projects, working with symphony orchestras and early musical ensembles as well as on musicals, ballets and films.

As an assistant conductor for opera, he has worked at renowned theatres such as the Bolshoi Theatre, the Bavarian State Opera, the Théâtre du Châtelet, at Glyndebourne, in Valencia and Strasbourg and at the Edinburgh Festival.

As a keyboard player he has appeared as a guest soloist with nearly all the UK symphony orchestras, notably the London Symphony Orchestra and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as with orchestras in Ireland, Poland and Australia. He has also played piano, celesta, organ and continuo in a variety of specialist ensembles, including the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, La Nuova Musica, Les Talens Lyriques and the Seville Baroque Orchestra. He has performed in renowned concert halls and at international festivals in the UK, Europe and the USA, including the BBC Proms, the Edinburgh and Glyndebourne Festivals, and in New York, Istanbul and Bucharest. He has also been involved in numerous radio and television broadcasts, film scores and CD recordings, among them Cold War — the Latitude of Love and The Duchess with Keira Knightley.

Bernard Robertson has worked on musicals in London’s West End, at Sadler’s Wells for Carlos Acosta and with the American Ballet Theatre. He has worked on a project with the Pet Shop Boys and on several films with Matthew Bourne, including Edward Scissorhands and The Red Shoes.

As a sought-after opera répétiteur he has worked at Scottish Opera, Opera North, Opéra de Lille and the Opéra National de Lyon, and with many international stars. He has especially strong partnerships with Glyndebourne and with the Teatro Real Madrid, where he has worked on numerous projects with Ivor Bolton.

Bernard Robertson‘s wealth of experience working with voices has led him in recent years to develop a passion for working with choirs of all levels. He is also committed to the promotion and development of choral conductors.