MARTIN ROBSON
BASS
ABOUT
Martin Robson has worked as a freelance singer for over three decades, performing on concert platforms and operatic stages throughout Europe and further afield in repertoire ranging from medieval plainsong to new operatic works.
Solo work has taken him to all the major European countries as well as America, Israel, China, Japan, Korea, Iceland, Australia, New Zealand and Mexico in addition to performances for choirs and festivals in Britain. Martin has broadcast for Westdeutscher Rundfunk, BBC Radio 3, Radio France and Dutch Radio amongst others, and recorded the role of Father Trulove on the Grammy-winning CD of Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress for Deutsche Grammophon and Stravinsky’s Threni with the London Philharmonia, conducted by Robert Craft.
His vocal range and flexibility allow him to negotiate the intricacies of Bach and Handel, but he also has the power and projection needed for works such as Verdi’s Requiem and Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius. His singing has been described as “noble” (The Times), “la belle voix basse” (La Provence), “very expressive” (Rheinhard Goebel, Musica Antiqua Koln) “impressive” and “really excellent” (Sir Charles Mackerras).
Future work includes recitals with Piers Maxim with whom also be releasing a series of songs online. The award-winning composer Liz Dilnot Johnson (www.lizdilnotjohnson.co.uk) is currently writing a song cycle for him.
Orchestras and Ensembles
Les Arts Florissants
Musica Antiqua Köln
The New London Consort
The London Mozart Players
The Moscow Virtuosi
The London Philharmonia
The London Symphony Orchestra
Conductors
Christian Thielemann
Vladimir Spivakov
William Christie
Mark Elder
Robert Craft
Rienhard Goebel
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Recordings and broadcasts
CD of Stravinsky’s The Rakes Progress (Father Trulove) with Sir John Eliot Gardiner
CD of Stravinsky's Threni with The London Philharmonia and Robert Craft
Radio France
BBC Radio 3
VARA (Dutch Radio)
WDR
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Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
The English Concert
Florilegium
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
The English Symphony Orchestra
The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
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John Eliot Gardiner
Bernard Haitink
Philip Ledger
Ivor Bolton
Philip Pickett
Richard Bonynge
LISTEN
Gremin's Aria from Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin
John Ireland's Sea Fever
PRESS
“Martin Robson’s Caron showed what a reliable, resonant bass he has become”
Opera Now, Monteverdi’s Orfeo
“…the singing from Martin Robson as Xuthus was heroic”
Opera, on Param Vir’s Ion
“…a terrific cast, with Martin Robson a noble Gloucester”
The Evening Standard, on the UK premiere of Toshio Hosokawa’s Vision of Lear
“…Martin Robson’s warm-toned Gloucester”
The Times on the UK premiere of Toshio Hosokawa’s Vision of Lear
“La belle voix basse de Martin Robson”
La Provence, Monteverdi’s Ulisse
“Martin Robson’s fine, dramatic bass”
The Oxford Times, Handel’s Messiah
“His dignified intensity [as Sarastro] gripped the audience.”
The Sunday Telegraph, on Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte
CONTACT
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