Martin Robertson graduated from the Royal College of Music in 1984, returning in 1994 as a professor of saxophone.

He is now widely recognised as a soloist of international stature and has worked with some of the world’s leading orchestras, including the Berlin, Los Angeles and London Philharmonic Orchestras, BBC Symphony Orchestra and Ensemble Intercontemporain. He has also worked on challenging new projects with internationally prominent conductors including Sir Simon Rattle, Sir Andrew Davis and Vladimir Jurowski.

Robertson’s musical experiences are rooted in jazz, which combined with his classical training, have provided him with a platform from which to explore contemporary music. He regularly collaborates with composer Mark-Anthony Turnage – Your Rockaby was written especially for Robertson, and Blood on the Floor was commissioned by Ensemble Modern (Martin Robertson, Peter Erskine and John Scofield) in 1996.

Away from the concert platform, Robertson is frequently featured on film and TV soundtracks. Not only is he in demand as a saxophonist and clarinettist but he can also be heard performing on ethnic woodwind instruments such as the duduk, Turkish clarinet and Irish whistles.

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