Scottish conductor Stewart Robertson has died at the age of 75. He attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and Bristol University and studied conducting with Otmar Suitner at the Mozarteum and Hans Swarowsky in Vienna.
In his long career he served as Music Director of the Zurich Ballet and Scottish Opera Touring Company.
In the 80s, he served as conductor of the San Jose Symphony Youth Orchestra and was Music Director of Glimmerglass Opera from 1988 to 2006.
From 1998 to 2009, he was Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Florida Grand Opera in Miami. In 2005, he became the conductor of the Atlantic Classical Orchestra in Florida and from 2005 to 2008, he was Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of Opera Omaha.
