Robert Treviño (born 1984) is an American

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. He is principal guest conductor of the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI.

Biography

Treviño, who is

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, grew up in the

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region, specifically in North Richland Hills, Texas. As a youth, Treviño studied the bassoon. Treviño attended the

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, where he studied conducting and formed his own orchestra. He then subsequently attended

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, where his teachers included David McGill. Treviño's conducting mentors have included

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, and

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. He made his professional debut as a conductor in 2003 at the age of 20 in

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. In 2010, Treviño won the

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Prize for Excellence in Conducting at the

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. From 2009 to 2011, Treviño was associate conductor for the

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. He was then associate conductor at the

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(CSO) from 2011 to 2015. Treviño became music director of the Basque National Orchestra as of the 2017-2018 season. In June 2018, Treviño's contract with the orchestra was extended through the 2021–2022 season. In June 2022, the Basque National Orchestra announced the extension of his music directorship for an indefinite tenure. In January 2025, the board of the Basque National Orchestra concluded Treviño's contract as music director with immediate effect, as part of a change of the entire leadership of the orchestra.

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noted his raising of the orchestra's international profile, while

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noted, "Treviño has revitalised the 40-year-old ensemble." Treviño became chief conductor of the Malmö Symphony Orchestra as of the 2019-2020 season. With the Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Treviño has recorded commercially for Ondine, including a Beethoven symphony cycle. 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. Separately in May 2021, the

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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. Further recordings for Ondine have included "Ravel", "Ravel 2", "Americascapes", an album of music by

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, Respighi's "Roman Trilogy" and "Americascapes 2: American Opus". In addition he recorded a complete cycle of symphonies by

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for CPO Records. These recordings have between them amassed more than 16 accolades from reviews publications around the world, including "Recording of the Year" from Presto Music and a

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nomination. In a November 2024 profile of him,

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noted "one of the brightest lights to shine through of late has been Robert Treviño. In 2023, Treviño married the Lithuanian mezzo-soprano

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Awards and fellowships

* 2010: James Conlon Prize for Excellence in Conducting at the Aspen Music Festival and School * 2010: Solti Foundation Career Assistance Award * 2011: "

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National Conductor Preview" participant * 2011:

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Conducting Fellow * 2011:

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of the

Evgeny Svetlanov Yevgeny Fyodorovich Svetlanov (; 6 September 1928 – 3 May 2002) was a Soviet and Russian conductor, composer, and pianist. Life and work Svetlanov was born in Moscow and studied conducting with Alexander Gauk at the Moscow Conservatory. From 1 ...

International Conducting Competition * 2012: Solti Foundation Career Development Award

References

External links

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Künstleragentur Dr. Raab & Dr. Böhm agency, German-language page on Robert Treviño

Arabella Arts agency page on Robert Treviño
{{DEFAULTSORT:Treviño, Robert 1984 births Living people American male conductors (music) 21st-century American conductors (music) 21st-century American male musicians American musicians of Mexican descent University of Texas at Arlington alumni Musicians from Fort Worth, Texas