David Robertson on Conducting, Pierre Boulez, and Musical Interpretation

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Conversations with Tyler

2025-07-09

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David Robertson is a rare conductor who unites avant-garde complexity with accessibility. After serving as music director of the Ensemble Intercontemporain, Pierre Boulez’s storied contemporary-music ensemble, he went on to rejuvenate the St. Louis Symphony. Robertson combines a fearless approach to challenging scores with a deep empathy for audiences. Tyler and David explore Pierre Boulez's centenary and the emotional depths beneath his reputation for severity, whether Boulez is better understood as a surrealist or a serialist composer, the influence of non-Western music like gamelan on Boulez's compositions, the challenge of memorizing contemporary scores, whether Boulez's music still sounds contemporary after decades, where skeptics should start with Boulez, how conductors connect with players during a performance, the management lessons of conducting, which orchestra sections posed Robertson the greatest challenges, how he and other conductors achieve clarity of sound, what conductors should read beyond music books, what Robertson enjoys in popular music, how national audiences differ from others, how Robertson first discovered classical music, why he insists on conducting the 1911 version of Stravinsky's Petrushka rather than the 1947 revision, and more. Read a full transcript enhanced with helpful links, or watch the full video on the new dedicated Conversations with Tyler channel. Recorded March 12th, 2025. Help keep the show ad free by donating today! Other ways to connect Follow us on X and Instagram Follow Tyler on X Sign up for our newsletter Join our Discord Email us: cowenconvos@mercatus.gmu.edu Learn more about Conversations with Tyler and other Mercatus Center podcasts here. Photo Credit: Chris Lee
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  • Hello, everyone, and welcome back to Conversations with Tyler.

  • Today, I'm happy to be here in New York City with David Robertson,

  • who is one of my favorite classical conductors.

  • In the year, I think, 2003, I went to hear David in Paris at IRCOM,

  • and I've been thinking about him and what he does ever since.

  • He served as principal conductor of the Ensemble Intercontemporain from 1992 to 2000,

  • has been chief conductor in Sydney, Australia, music director in St. Louis,

  • where he's credited with having revitalized that symphony,

  • and he is very well known for his numerous recordings,

  • including those of John Adams, Pierre Boulez, George Gershwin, and much more.

  • He teaches at Juilliard, and he conducts regularly at the Metropolitan Opera in New York.

  • And this summer, he's conducting with the New York Philharmonic,

  • an exciting concert featuring Stravinsky's Petrusca 1911 edition.

  • David, welcome.

  • Thank you very much.