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Cristian Ganicenco
Principal Trombonist, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Cristian Ganicenco was appointed Principal Trombone
of the Cincinnati
Symphony Orchestra in the fall of 1999. Mr.
Ganicenco began musical studies in his native Iasi, Romania with
Roman Constantin. As a student at the Military School of
Music and George Enescu School of Music in Bucharest, he was
a first prize winner of all the major national solo competitions
in Romania. He made his solo debut with the Romanian Youth
Orchestra playing Handel's Concerto in F Minor. Mr. Ganicenco
graduated from the Academy of Music in Bucharest prior to winning
the audition with the Romanian National Radio Orchestra where
he played for four seasons.
In 1994, Mr. Ganicenco was awarded a Soros Foundation Grant to continue his studies
in the United States with Byron McCulloh at Carnegie Mellon University where
he graduated in 1997 with a Master's Degree in Trombone Performance. During
this time, Mr. Ganicenco also studied with Joseph Alessi, Principal Trombone
of the New York Philharmonic. In 1996 he was the first prize winner of the Pittsburgh
Concert Society Competition. Prior to joining the CSO, he was enrolled
in a Doctoral program at Rutgers University.
Mr. Ganicenco has toured extensively around the world and has participated in
international festivals in Salzburg, Edinburgh, Munich, Sao Paolo, Milan and
Paris, among others.
In October 2003, Mr. Ganicenco made his critically acclaimed solo debut with
the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra performing Creston's Fantasy for Trombone. In
2004, he was invited to play with the Super World Orchestra in Tokyo, Japan along
with other principal players from all of the major orchestras in the world.
In demand as a recitalist and performing artist for Edwards Instrument Company,
Mr. Ganicenco has given master classes at many universities and colleges and
has been a featured artist at the International Women's Brass Conference and
the Raphael Mendez Brass Institute Festival.
Mr. Ganicenco performs frequently with the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra and appears
with the CSO Chamber Players series.
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