Featured Press
WILSON CENTER - KENNAN INSTITUTE
May, 4 2022
"Chernivtsi Philharmonic in Shelters" regarding continued orchestral performances during the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Excerpt "… More recently, as the current concerts continued, the orchestra began reaching into its video archive to put up segments of earlier performances. 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. read full review
May, 4 2022
"Chernivtsi Philharmonic in Shelters" regarding continued orchestral performances during the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Excerpt "… More recently, as the current concerts continued, the orchestra began reaching into its video archive to put up segments of earlier performances. 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. read full review
Featured Review
STARKENBURG PHILHARMONIKER - Neujahrskonzert 2018
January, 12 2018, 7:30pm
Rudi Wünzer Halle, Wald-Michelbach, Germany
FOREST MICHELBACH : The musical debut for the New Year could not have been more successful. Starkenburg Philharmonic, the two soloists Sarah Cossaboon and Antonio Rivera abducted together with the American guest conductor Robert Trocina after "Bella Italia", that in the hearts of the visitors the sun rose for the southern joie de vivre. Only after several encores were the artists allowed to leave the stage of the Rudi-Wünzer-Halle…
Conductor Robert Trocina, who, as the name implies, has Italian roots, caused a sensation at the very first try. For with his sweeping, directing movements, he formally lived with the music.
read full review
January, 12 2018, 7:30pm
Rudi Wünzer Halle, Wald-Michelbach, Germany
FOREST MICHELBACH : The musical debut for the New Year could not have been more successful. Starkenburg Philharmonic, the two soloists Sarah Cossaboon and Antonio Rivera abducted together with the American guest conductor Robert Trocina after "Bella Italia", that in the hearts of the visitors the sun rose for the southern joie de vivre. Only after several encores were the artists allowed to leave the stage of the Rudi-Wünzer-Halle…
Conductor Robert Trocina, who, as the name implies, has Italian roots, caused a sensation at the very first try. For with his sweeping, directing movements, he formally lived with the music.
read full review
Press Quotes
The success of the Gwinnett Symphony can be attributed to the vision of its musical director, Robert Trocina, who draws consistently exciting work from the passion lying in the talented musicians who dedicate countless hours working for the betterment of the organization. The driving force that has kept this ensemble growing has been the fresh programming that Mr. Trocina and the leadership brings as well as the collaboration with many of the area’s best know artists.
Arts Atlanta
So it was over the weekend for a double bill of one-act comedies. Mozart’s “The Impresario” — with three characters and almost no plot. Puccini’s “Gianni Schicchi” — a character-heavy and densely scored opera, with a cast that rose to the challenge — and the orchestra under direction of Robert Trocina, who set a stable foundation for its humorous dysfunctional story. The response of the audience at each show confirms that the Cap City players have ability to feed off the challenge of the impossible.
Atlanta Journal Constitution
One of the most well-loved ballets in the classical repertoire, Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty, was presented this weekend by Northeast Atlanta Ballet at the Performing Arts Center at Gwinnett Center, complete with exquisite costumes, a cast of 150 dancers, and a beautifully expressive orchestra led by maestro Trocina, brought the audience to their feet...
Gwinnett Daily Post
"Truly a masterwork, Beethoven's "Symphony No. 9" has inspired the Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, under the baton of Robert Trocina, to reach higher and wider in both the caliber of music that it brings to Gwinnett County, and in its organizational goals and achievements."
Gwinnett Forum
Fourteen young area musicians began a journey Feb. 13, following a path that took one of them to the winner's podium and a performance with the Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra. The soloist was precise and the orchestra was a delight under the guidance of the GSO's music director, Robert Trocina, which lead to a masterful performance of the concerto.
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Violinist Ivana Cetkovic, cellist Suzana Pavlovic and pianist Huu Ma came together to perform the inspiring Beethoven's "Triple Concerto". The score was captured beautifly by conductor Robert Trocina and members of the Gwinnett Symphony….
Gwinnett Daily Post
Soloists from Capitol City Opera performed selections from Verdi's La Traviata alongside the Orchestra and Chorus, and were lead by the energetic direction of Robert Trocina, while featured dancers from the Northeast Atlanta Ballet performed in a special exhibition for the audience.
Gwinnett Forum
The concert opened with the classic Mozart Symphony No. 39 in Eb Major under the baton of conductor Robert Trocina, which also featured Johannes Brahms' Ein deutsches (German) Requiem, the same work presented nearly 25 years ago by the William Baker Festival Singers in their first Atlanta-area concert.
The Gwinnett Gazette
The Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra and Chorus has developed a themed season for its audiences under the umbrella theme of "Xperience the Passion." Individual concerts have been whimsically titled "Shiver," "Shine" and "Shimmer", and the thematic repertoire will be coordinated by maestros Robert Trocina, Rick Smith & Gregory Pritchard
Gwinnett Daily Post
The first concert of the 2011-2012 season is scheduled for Sunday, October 30 at the Performing Arts Center at Gwinnett Center and is a family concert entitled, "Masterworks 1: A Young Persons' Guide to the Orchestra and Chorus." The Ballet Orchestra will also perform for Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker with the Northeast Atlanta Ballet Company, at the same venue November 25-27, both under the baton of Mr. Trocina during his sixth season as the Ballet's Music Director
Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia