A native of Glasgow, Stewart Robertson is a graduate of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music. He studied piano with Denis Matthews, conducting with Otmar Suitner at the Mozarteum in Salzburg and with Hans Swarowsky in Vienna. He gained his early experience in opera and ballet at the opera houses of Cologne and Zurich and at Scottish Opera, where he was Music Director of the touring company. Subsequently he became Music Director of the San Bernardino Symphony and the Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra, where he was a champion of new music and a frequent broadcaster on National Public Radio. His international career has brought engagements throughout the world in concert-halls and opera houses, with performances that demonstrate his wide range of musical interests. In addition to his position as Music Director and Principal Conductor of Florida Grand Opera, he is Music Director of the Atlantic Classical Orchestra, Artistic Director of Opera Omaha, and has been named Music Director Emeritus of Glimmerglass Opera.