Robert Treviño

Not to be confused with Roberto Treviño.
Robert Treviño
Robert Treviño, 2020
Born1984 (age 39–40)
NationalityAmerican
Occupationconductor
Years active2003–present
Employer(s)Basque National Orchestra (2017–present)
Malmö Symphony Orchestra (2019–present)
Websiterobert-trevino.com

Robert Treviño (born 1984) is an American conductor. He is currently music director of the Basque National Orchestra in Spain, principal guest conductor of the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, and artistic advisor of the Malmö Symphony Orchestra in Sweden.

Biography

Treviño, who is Mexican American, grew up in the Fort Worth, Texas region,[1] specifically in North Richland Hills, Texas.[2] As a youth, Treviño studied the bassoon.[3] Treviño attended the University of Texas at Arlington, where he studied conducting and formed his own orchestra. He then subsequently attended Roosevelt University, where his teachers included David McGill.[3]

Treviño's conducting mentors have included Leif Segerstam, Kurt Masur, Michael Tilson Thomas, and David Zinman.[4] He made his professional debut as a conductor in 2003 at the age of 20 in Wuppertal, Germany.[5] In 2010, Treviño won the James Conlon Prize for Excellence in Conducting at the Aspen Music Festival and School.[6]

From 2009 to 2011, Treviño was associate conductor for the New York City Opera.[7][8] He was then associate conductor at the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) from 2011 to 2015.[6][9]

Treviño became music director of the Basque National Orchestra as of the 2017-2018 season.[10][11] In June 2018, Treviño's contract with the orchestra was extended through the 2021–2022 season.[12][13] Treviño became chief conductor of the Malmö Symphony Orchestra as of the 2019-2020 season.[7] With the Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Treviño has recorded commercially for Ondine,[14] including a Beethoven symphony cycle.[2] In May 2021, the Malmö Symphony Orchestra announced that Treviño is to stand down as its chief conductor at the close of the 2020-2021 season, and then to take the title of artistic adviser for 2 years.[15] Separately in May 2021, the RAI National Symphony Orchestra announced the appointment of Treviño as its next principal guest conductor, with an initial contract of 3 years, following his January 2019 guest-conducting debut with the orchestra and a return engagement in November 2020.[16] In June 2022, the Basque National Orchestra announced the extension of his Music Directorship indefinitely.[17]

Further recordings for Ondine have included "Ravel", "Ravel 2", "Americascapes" and an album of music by Einojuhani Rautavaara. "Americascapes" was nominated for a Gramophone Award in the Orchestral category,[18] while Alex Ross in The New Yorker cited "Ravel" and "Americascapes" as "startlingly excellent".[19]

Personal life

In 2023 Treviño married the Lithuanian mezzo-soprano Justina Gringytė.

Awards and fellowships

References

  1. ^ Ivan Hewitt (2018-04-23). "Robert Trevino interview: 'People used to throw beer bottles at our front door and shout go home'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  2. ^ a b Scott Cantrell (2020-07-24). "Musicians with D-FW connections record Beethoven symphonies, chamber works with clarinet". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  3. ^ a b Mary Ellen Hutton (2013-02-10). "CSO Associate Conductor Robert Treviño on a Roll". Music in Cincinnati. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  4. ^ Michael Huebner (2014-03-26). "ASO guest conductor Robert Trevino making his way in the conducting world". The Birmingham News. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  5. ^ Mark Hinson (2012-09-14). "Conductor heard Mozart and was smitten". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  6. ^ a b c Janelle Gelfand (2011-06-25). "Treviño to join CSO as associate conductor". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  7. ^ a b "Robert Trevino named Malmö Symphony's Chief Conductor". Gramophone. 2018-08-22. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  8. ^ Anthony Tommasini (2010-05-07). "In a Laboratory, Turning Traditional Notions of Opera Upside Down". The New York Times. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  9. ^ Janelle Gelfand (2015-04-20). "Keitaro Harada to join Cincinnati Symphony as associate conductor". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  10. ^ Philip Trapp (2016-11-24). "Robert Trevino Named New Music Director of Basque National Orchestra". The Classical Arts. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  11. ^ "Robert Trevino Appointed Basque National Orchestra's New Music Director". Broadway World. 2016-11-14. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  12. ^ Roy Westbrook (2018-10-01). "New Artist of The Month: Robert Treviño". Musical America. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  13. ^ "Robert Trevino Extends Music Directorship Of Basque National Orchestra". Broadway World. 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  14. ^ Martin Cullingford (2019-10-10). "Ondine signs Robert Trevino, and starts with a Beethoven symphony cycle". Gramophone. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  15. ^ "Robert Trevino named Principal Guest in Turin and extends relationship with Malmö Symphony". Gramophone. 2021-05-05. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  16. ^ "Fabio Luisi Direttore Emerito e Robert Trevino Direttore Ospite Principale Dell'Orchestra RAI" (Press release). RAI National Symphony Orchestra. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  17. ^ "Robert Trevino is confirmed indefinitely as Music Director of the Basque National Orchestra". Pizzicato (in French). 2022-06-08. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  18. ^ Major, Michael. "Robert Treviño & the Basque National Orchestra Release Ravel 'Sequel'". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  19. ^ "Chopin's Nocturnes Are Arias for the Piano". The New Yorker. 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  20. ^ Daniel J. Wakin (2010-06-03). "Solti Award For Music Director of New York Youth Symphony". The New York Times. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  21. ^ "A Rare Opportunity for Six Young Conductors". The Wall Street Journal. March 29, 2011.
  22. ^ "The History of the Preview and a Roster of Past Participants". League of American Orchestras. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  23. ^ "Fellowship Programs: Conducting". Tanglewood Music Center. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  24. ^ "Robert Trevino, laureate of 2010 Competition". Evgeny Svetlanov International Conducting Competition. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  25. ^ "Past Awardees". Solti Foundation. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
Cultural offices
Preceded by Music Director, Basque National Orchestra
2017–present 		Succeeded by
incumbent
Preceded by Chief Conductor, Malmö Symphony Orchestra
2019–present 		Succeeded by
incumbent