Gjorgji Cincievski – Double Bass
Born in Skopje, Macedonia, Gjorgji is the Principal Double Bass player with the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra since 2010.
Since finishing his studies with full honours, at the prestigious Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, UK in the class of Prof. Jiři Hudec, later becoming his assistant and the first Junior Fellow in Double Bass at the RNCM, he has performed with some of the most prestigious and world leading orchestras such as: Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic, WDR Funkhouse Orchestra, Aachen Symphony Orchestra, Neue Philharmonie Westfalen, Halle Orchestra, Malmo Symphony Orchestra, London Mozart Players, Liepaja Symphony Orchestra, Manchester Camerata, Opera North, Northern Sinfonia, Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia, as well as collaborating with some of the leading conductors and artist of today.
Apart from being an active solo performer and working at the Malta Philharmonic, he has continued with his educational work and has held numerous master classes, workshops and solo concerts in the UK, China, Germany, France, Thailand, Latvia, Cuba, Italy, Sicily, Poland and Malta.
Since 2014 Gjorgji has become ‘Artist to be’ endorser by Pirastro strings and has taken part in many prestigious festivals around the world such as: Salzburger Festspiele Austria, 27 Cantiere Internazionale D’Arte di Montepulciano – Italy, Vienna Modern Festival – Austria, Rydale Festival – UK, Victoria International Arts Festival – Gozo – Malta, Festival De Association Musicale des Deux Fleuves – France, Three Palaces Festival – Malta, CCDM International Double bass festival – China, Cadenza International music festival – Thailand and many others.
He is also artistic director of the Malta International Double Bass Days, the international Double Bass festival held in Malta each year.
Described by the critics as “painter with a wide range of musical colours”, Gjorgji Cincievski’s performances as soloist have met him with international critical acclaim as he has a passion for recreating highly skillful and challenging arrangements of which he adds an interesting new dimension. Most notable are his performances as soloist with the Malta Philharmonic and the Macedonian Philharmonic Orchestra.
In his constant strive into enriching the Double Bass repertoire, he has done many successful transcriptions for the Double Bass, his transcription of Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Goldberg Variation” for string trio violin, viola and Double Bass, has been recognised as the first and only one in the world done for these instruments and has been awarded as the Best Transcription at the most prestigious Double Bass European Biennale in Holland 2014.
His recording from his own transcription from J.S. Bach’s “Goldberg Variations” for string trio has been hailed and described by music critics and music scholars as “astonishing successful effort that will leave mark in the world music history” and as “music to the music lovers for the benefit of their souls”.
Some of Gjorgji’s transcriptions are published by Hofmesiter editions, distributed and sold worldwide include and they include:
– Johann Sebastian Bach “Goldberg Variation” for string trio violin, viola and double bass (FH 2993)
– Sergey Rachmaninov “Elegy Op.3 No.1” – for double bass and piano (FH 3048)
– David Popper “Requiem” Op.66 for three double basses and piano ( FH3096)
– Johannes Brahms “Trio Op. 8 No.1” for violin, double bass and piano (FH 3164)
– Max Bruch “Eight pieces Op.83” for violin (optional viola), double bass *(to be published 2025)
