About
Robert Trocina is in his 17th season as Music Director of Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra (GA) and Artistic Director of Gwinnett Symphony Musical Arts Consortium. He is Music Director of The Georgia Ballet, Principal Conductor of Korean American Friendship Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, and Executive Director/CEO of New School of Music, a post he has held since 1997. As Music Director of Northeast Atlanta Ballet for 14 seasons, Trocina conducted over 150 classical ballet productions including Prokofiev’s Cinderella, Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, among others, until the Covid-19 pandemic officially ended the orchestra’s run with NEAB.
Trocina served as Principal Guest Conductor of Starkenburg Philharmoniker (Germany), where he lead concerts on the prestigious Neujahrskonzerts Series in 2018 and 2019. He made his Opera debut as Guest Conductor of Capitol City Opera, where he conducted acclaimed performances of Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi and Mozart’s The Impreserio. Trocina served ss Guest Conductor of Chernivtsi Symphony Orchestra (Ukraine) and Bad Vilbeler Kammerorchester (Germany). A mainstay in the Atlanta arts community, Trocina served as Guest Conductor of Atlanta Philharmonic Orchestra, Atlanta Musicians Orchestra, and was Associate Conductor of Atlanta Wind Symphony from 1998-2003.
Trocina served as Principal Guest Conductor of Starkenburg Philharmoniker (Germany), where he lead concerts on the prestigious Neujahrskonzerts Series in 2018 and 2019. He made his Opera debut as Guest Conductor of Capitol City Opera, where he conducted acclaimed performances of Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi and Mozart’s The Impreserio. Trocina served ss Guest Conductor of Chernivtsi Symphony Orchestra (Ukraine) and Bad Vilbeler Kammerorchester (Germany). A mainstay in the Atlanta arts community, Trocina served as Guest Conductor of Atlanta Philharmonic Orchestra, Atlanta Musicians Orchestra, and was Associate Conductor of Atlanta Wind Symphony from 1998-2003.
In the News
WILSON CENTER - KENNAN INSTITUTE
"Chernivtsi Philharmonic in Shelters" regarding the ongoing war in Ukraine.
"… The joyous abandon of Aaron Copland’s Rodeo, captured in an April 2019 performance under the baton of Robert Trocina, recalls a world now lost. Conductor Trocina has enjoyed an international conducting career from his home base in Atlanta, where he has become a mainstay of several musical ensembles and organizations. He came to Chernivtsi in April 2019 to serve as a guest conductor for the local symphony orchestra. His choice of Copland’s music offers a sharp contrast to the suffering of the pandemic and the war to follow."
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"Chernivtsi Philharmonic in Shelters" regarding the ongoing war in Ukraine.
"… The joyous abandon of Aaron Copland’s Rodeo, captured in an April 2019 performance under the baton of Robert Trocina, recalls a world now lost. Conductor Trocina has enjoyed an international conducting career from his home base in Atlanta, where he has become a mainstay of several musical ensembles and organizations. He came to Chernivtsi in April 2019 to serve as a guest conductor for the local symphony orchestra. His choice of Copland’s music offers a sharp contrast to the suffering of the pandemic and the war to follow."
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2022-23 Concert Season
Bad Vilbeler Kammerorchester (Germany)
HINDEMITH “Im Kampf mit dem Berg”
Sunday, May 23, 2022
Frankfurt Festburgkirche, Frankfurt, Germany
Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra
“OPENING NIGHT’
Sunday, September 18, 2022, 5:00pm
Discovery Theater, Lawrenceville, GA
STRAUSS - Die Fledermaus, Overture
HAYDN - Trumpet Concerto in Eb
BRAHMS - Symphony No. 2 **
Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra
“BACK-TO-BACK”
Sunday, October 23, 2022, 5:00pm
Discovery Theater, Lawrenceville, GA
MUSSORGSKY - Night on Bald Mountain **
KHACHATURIAN - Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia
LISZT - Les preludes
Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Singers
HANDEL “Messiah”
Sunday, November 20, 2022, 3:00pm
Lawrenceville Presbyterian Church, Lawrenceville, GA
Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (Atlanta)
“HOLIDAY POPS”
Monday, December 12, 7:00pm
Gas South Theater, Duluth, GA
HINDEMITH “Im Kampf mit dem Berg”
Sunday, May 23, 2022
Frankfurt Festburgkirche, Frankfurt, Germany
Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra
“OPENING NIGHT’
Sunday, September 18, 2022, 5:00pm
Discovery Theater, Lawrenceville, GA
STRAUSS - Die Fledermaus, Overture
HAYDN - Trumpet Concerto in Eb
BRAHMS - Symphony No. 2 **
Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra
“BACK-TO-BACK”
Sunday, October 23, 2022, 5:00pm
Discovery Theater, Lawrenceville, GA
MUSSORGSKY - Night on Bald Mountain **
KHACHATURIAN - Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia
LISZT - Les preludes
Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Singers
HANDEL “Messiah”
Sunday, November 20, 2022, 3:00pm
Lawrenceville Presbyterian Church, Lawrenceville, GA
Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (Atlanta)
“HOLIDAY POPS”
Monday, December 12, 7:00pm
Gas South Theater, Duluth, GA
The Georgia Ballet
TCHAIKOVSKY “The Nutcracker”
December 2-4, 2022 (5 Shows)
Jenny T. Anderson Theater, Marietta, GA
Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra
“SPANISH NIGHTS”
Sunday, February 5, 2023, 5:00pm
Discovery Theater, Lawrenceville, GA
BIZET - Carmen Suite No. 1
RAVEL - Boléro
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV - Capriccio Espagnol **
BERNSTEIN - Symphonic Dances from West Side Story **
Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Singers
“GWINNETT SYMPHONY AT BAILEY CENTER”
Saturday, March 18, 2023, 8:00pm
Bailey Performance Center, Kennesaw State University
RACHMANINOV - Piano Concerto No. 2
RESPIGHI - Pines of Appian Way (with Georgia Brass Band) **
RACHMANINOV, Vespers, Op. 37 **
Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
“SEASON FINALE”
Monday, Sunday, May 15, 2023
Gas South Theater, Duluth, GA
VERDI - La Forza del Destino: Overture
GARCIA - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
DEBUSSY - La Mer (The Sea) **
** Denotes works conducted by other conductors
TCHAIKOVSKY “The Nutcracker”
December 2-4, 2022 (5 Shows)
Jenny T. Anderson Theater, Marietta, GA
Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra
“SPANISH NIGHTS”
Sunday, February 5, 2023, 5:00pm
Discovery Theater, Lawrenceville, GA
BIZET - Carmen Suite No. 1
RAVEL - Boléro
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV - Capriccio Espagnol **
BERNSTEIN - Symphonic Dances from West Side Story **
Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Singers
“GWINNETT SYMPHONY AT BAILEY CENTER”
Saturday, March 18, 2023, 8:00pm
Bailey Performance Center, Kennesaw State University
RACHMANINOV - Piano Concerto No. 2
RESPIGHI - Pines of Appian Way (with Georgia Brass Band) **
RACHMANINOV, Vespers, Op. 37 **
Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
“SEASON FINALE”
Monday, Sunday, May 15, 2023
Gas South Theater, Duluth, GA
VERDI - La Forza del Destino: Overture
GARCIA - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
DEBUSSY - La Mer (The Sea) **
** Denotes works conducted by other conductors
Featured Videos by Orchestra
Korean American Symphony Orchestra
Infinite Energy ARENA, Duluth, GA
ROSSINI William Tell Overture, Final
…Having fun with the audience
Infinite Energy ARENA, Duluth, GA
ROSSINI William Tell Overture, Final
…Having fun with the audience
Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra
Infinite Energy Theater (GA)
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6
Infinite Energy Theater (GA)
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6
The Georgia Ballet
Cobb Civic Center, Jenny T. Anderson Theater (GA)
TCHAIKOVSKY The Nutcracker (Ballet), Op. 71
Cobb Civic Center, Jenny T. Anderson Theater (GA)
TCHAIKOVSKY The Nutcracker (Ballet), Op. 71
Northeast Atlanta Ballet
Infinite Energy Theater (GA)
PROKOFIEV Cinderella (Ballet), Op. 87
Infinite Energy Theater (GA)
PROKOFIEV Cinderella (Ballet), Op. 87
Chernivtsi Symphony Orchestra (Ukraine)
Chernivtsi Symphony Hall
COPLAND Appalachian Spring
Chernivtsi Symphony Hall
COPLAND Appalachian Spring
Bad Vilbeler Kammerorchester (Germany)
Festeburgkirche Frankfurt
HINDEMITH Filmmusik Project
Festeburgkirche Frankfurt
HINDEMITH Filmmusik Project
Starkenberg Philharmoniker (Germany)
Viernheim, Germany
STRAUSS II Die Fledermaus, Overture
Viernheim, Germany
STRAUSS II Die Fledermaus, Overture
Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra
Gas South Theater (GA)
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2, Mov. 1
Gas South Theater (GA)
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2, Mov. 1