George Rothman

George Rothman, Music Director of Riverside Symphony since its inception, has guest conducted throughout the Far East, Europe, South America, and the United States. He has led world and New York premieres of major American and European contemporary composers while championing emerging composers on an international scale through readings, workshops, and recordings. In addition to the standard repertory, he has focused on lesser-known works by noted composers from all periods, ranging from Baroque to 20th-century masters, and has presented New York premiere performances of works by Prokofiev, Ravel and others. A native New Yorker, Rothman trained at the Manhattan School of Music, The Juilliard School, Queens College’s Aaron Copland School of Music, and at Tanglewood Music Center, where he studied with Leonard Bernstein and Seiji Ozawa.

Currently a member of Brooklyn College’s Conservatory of Music faculty, he serves as Music Director and Conductor of the Conservatory Orchestra.

Photo: Meredith Goncalves