Concert of the JMM Chamber Orchestra “Sasha Nikolovski-Gjumar”, Macedonia

Chamber orchestra of JMM “Sasha Nikolovski-Gjumar”

The Chamber orchestra of Jeunesses Musicales Macedonia was established over 38 years ago as the main segment of JMM Summer music camp in Ohrid in 1986. It is the only ensemble of its kind in South-East Europe. To this date the orchestra has welcomed more than 400 young musicians mostly from Macedonia but also guest musicians from other countries. Artistic directors and conductors of the orchestra include F. Muratovski, G. Korunovski, S. Nikolovski-Gjumar, V. Nikolovski-Gjumar, Spasov, B. Canev, A. Remereit, B. Chadlovska, O. Kondratenko, Misha Katz, Gianluca Martinenghi, Elena Mitrevska. In 1995 recognizing the orchestra’s qualities and impact, the ensemble was invited and featured in the celebrations of the 50 years Anniversary of the International Federation of Jeunesses Musicales in Budapest. Over 100 concerts of the orchestra have been warmly received by the critics and audiences and the orchestra has won the numerous awards and accolades. For 39 years the final concert of the summer session of the orchestra is part of the official programme of the Ohrid Summer Festival, and in recent years the young musicians also perform at the Skopje Summer Festival and Bitola Summer Festival. Since 2018 the orchestra is named after the Macedonian conductor Sasha Nikolovski-Gjumar.

Ivan Eminovikj- conductor 

Born in Skopje, Ivan begins to study music at the age of 6, studying piano at DMBUC “Ilija Nikolovski – Luj” in Skopje, where he completes the primary and high school music education. At the Faculty of Music in Skopje, Eminovikj studies orchestral conducting with Sasha Nikolovski – Gjumar and graduates in 2010 with a concert dedicated to prof. Kosta Trpkov. The same year he is awarded the “Tomislav Zografski” award by “Tomislav Zografski Foundation” for the most accomplished student of the departments of conducting, composition, musicology and music theory and pedagogy. In 2012 Eminovikj obtained his Masters degree in orchestral conducting with honours, conducting the opera “Rita” by Gaetano Donizetti. As a pianist, Ivan has performed many concerts in Macedonia and abroad and has received numerous prizes and awards at state and international competitions. In July 2018 he conducted the Sarajevo philharmonic orchestra at the opening of the festival “Bashcharshija nights” in Sarajevo. His artistic portfolio includes many productions of the Macedonian Opera and Ballet including “La Traviata”, “Nabucco”, “Carmina Burana”, “Giselle”, “Rigoletto”, “Cavalleria Rusticana”, “The Lady of the camellias”, Il Barbiere di Siviglia”, “Eugene Onegin”, “Adriana Lecouvrer”, ”Don Giovanni”, “Turandot”, Mozart’s Requiem and numerous concerts.