Peter Cokkinias

Peter Cokkinias, sharing a dual performing career as an instrumentalist and conductor (and music educator), has conducted the Boston Ballet, Boston Pops, Springfield Symphony (MA), and the Atlantic Sinfonietta (NY). He has performed with the Boston Lyric Opera, Boston Ballet, and Cincinnati, Hartford, Pittsburgh, and Boston Symphony/Pops Orchestras. Since 1979-2021, Dr. Cokkinias had been Music Director/Conductor of the Metrowest Symphony Orchestra (MA), former Professor at Berklee College of Music, Boston Conservatory, Tufts University, and a woodwind specialist ("doubler") at the North Shore Music Theater - Beverly (MA); Opera House, Colonial and Wang Theaters - Boston (MA); Providence Performing Arts Center- Providence (RI).