PRESS

"The musical debut for the New Year could not have been more successful. Starkenburg Philharmonic, the two soloists Sarah Cossaboon and Antonio Rivera 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."

"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."

“On the evening of the concert, the spark spread to the audience, who thanked the conductor, musicians with sustained applause. The audience experienced an energetic conductor with great charisma. This was the second time American conductor Robert Trocina had come to Germany from Atlanta for a concert with the BVKO. He set a clear accent on the program. Trocina opened the program with the elegiac "Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis" for two string orchestras and four soloists by Vaughan Williams. Both orchestras entered into an inspired dialogue under the direction of the experienced Trocina"

"Maestro Robert Trocina has been named Music Director and Conductor of The Georgia Ballet Orchestra. Trocina will bring together talented musicians to perform live during The Georgia Ballet’s Nutcracker. “It’s an honor and privilege to be working with Joy, Daet, Margit, and the uber-talented professional dancers of The Georgia Ballet, and I am grateful to the donors who have made this possible” states music director, Robert Trocina. “We have amassed some of Georgia’s finest professional musicians in creating the brand new The Georgia Ballet Orchestra! It is an exciting time for the performing arts in Marietta.”