Robin (Hasenpflug) Treybig, cello
Cellist Robin Treybig performs as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral player throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe. She has served as assistant principal of the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra in Madison, Wisconsin, is currently the principal cellist of the Butler County Symphony Orchestra in Pennsylvania and interim principal cellist of the Youngstown Symphony. In 2021, Robin joined the Nashville Opera Orchestra in a production of Verdi’s Rigoletto and appeared as a soloist with the Greenville Symphony Orchestra in Pennsylvania. As a member of the Magisterra Soloists, she performed concerts in Toronto and London, Ontario. With the Holter Festival, Robin performed in a concert tour of Italy to audiences in Sacile, Pordenone and Trieste. Earlier in her career, she concertized in Germany, where she played with the Pfalztheater Opera Orchestra and the Neue Philharmonie Frankfurt.
Robin’s passion for exploring a myriad of musical genres has led her to perform with an eclectic array of artists. She joined Nashville’s contemporary music ensemble, Intersection, in the groups’ 8th season. Robin has also shared the stage with some of today’s most popular artists including the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Josh Groban, Disturbed, Evanescence and Michael Bublé. In the studio, Robin is one of three cellists that recorded the soundtracks for independent film writer and actor, Danny Ashkenasi of New York City, in his adaptations of The Pit and the Pendulum and The Tell-Tale Heart.
A native of Western New York, Robin’s early studies included lessons with Robert Haussmann of the Buffalo Philharmonic and cellist Bruce Cramer. She earned her Master of Music degree from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music where she studied with Lee Fiser, member of the LaSalle String Quartet. Prior to her studies at CCM, Robin earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory of Music under the tutelage of renowned soloist, Regina Mushabac. She furthered her studies at various music festivals including the Aspen Music Festival, National Orchestral Institute and the American Institute for Musical Studies in Graz, Austria. Robin plays a cello made by Chicago luthier, William Whedbee.