Robert Trevino
American conductor Robert Trevino, 34, has been announced as the new Chief Conductor of the Malmö Symphony Orchestra (MSO), taking up the post in autumn 2019. Trevino is in his second season as Music Director of the Basque National Orchestra (which recently extended his tenure to 2022).
Having studied with David Zinman as an Aspen Conducting Fellow at the Aspen Music Festival And School where he was awarded the James Conlon Prize for Excellence in Conducting, in 2011 Trevino was invited to be the Seiji Ozawa Conducting Fellow at the Tanglewood Music Festival. His first post was as associate conductor for New York City Opera at Lincoln Center 2009-2011, and he was appointed to the same title at the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra 2011-2015.
The Malmö Symphony Orchestra’s 2018-19 season will therefore be current chief conductor Marc Soustrot’s final season. He he has been the Malmö Symphony Orchestra’s Chief Conductor from the 2011/12 season, and from the 2015/16 season he is also conductor of the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra.
