Ismail Lumanovski (Clarinet)

Ismail Lumanovski was born in Bitola, Macedonia in 1984, and started playing the clarinet at the age of nine. He made his debut in 1998, with the Macedonian Philharmonic, and his US debut in 2002 with the World Youth Symphony Orchestra. He has won numerous competitions and awards, including first prize at the 23rd, 24th and 25th National Clarinet Competition in Macedonia, second prize at the International Competition in Bulgaria, first prize at the National Chamber Music Competition and the 1998 Folk Music Competition in Macedonia, and second prize at the International Chamber Music Competition in Bulgaria. He has played numerous concerts in France, England, Belgium, Germany, Bulgaria, Turkey and U.S.A. Currently, Lumanovski is a student at The Juilliard School where he studies with Mr. Charles Neidich and is a member of the Juilliard Symphony Orchestra.