CRISTIAN GANICENCO, Trombone
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 at the George Enescu School of Music in Bucharest, he was a first prize winner of all 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 at Carnegie Mellon University with Byron McCulloh. He graduated in 1997 with a Master’s degree in trombone performance. 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 including Salzburg, Edinburgh, Munich, Sao Paolo, Milan and Paris. In October 2003, he made his 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 major orchestras around the world.
In demand as a recitalist and clinician for Edwards Instrument Company, Mr. Ganicenco has given master classes at universities and colleges and has been a featured artist at the International Women’s Brass Conference and the Raphael Mendez Brass Institute Festival. He performs frequently with the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra and appears in the CSO Chamber Players Series.
