Ziv "Kojo" Cojocaru ( he, זיו "קוג'ו" קוז'וקרו; born 1977 in

Beer-Sheva Beersheba or Beer Sheva, officially Be'er-Sheva ( he, בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע, ''Bəʾēr Ševaʿ'', ; ar, بئر السبع, Biʾr as-Sabʿ, Well of the Oath or Well of the Seven), is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. ...

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

) is an Israeli composer, conductor and arranger who serves as Head of Composition, Conducting and Music Theory Department at the

Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance The Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance ( he, האקדמיה למוסיקה ולמחול בירושלים), is a school for the music and the performing arts in Jerusalem. It is located on the Givat Ram campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusa ...

and as Conductor in Residence of the Israel Sinfonietta Orchestra.

Biography

Cojocaru received his master's degree in Composition with honors at the

studying with Zvi Avni and Haim Permont. He also received his master's degree in Orchestral Conducting with honors at the Academy, studying with Yevgeny Zirlin. Cojocaru completed his doctorate in

composition Composition or Compositions may refer to: Arts and literature *Composition (dance), practice and teaching of choreography *Composition (language), in literature and rhetoric, producing a work in spoken tradition and written discourse, to include v ...

(Ph.D) at

Bar-Ilan University Bar-Ilan University (BIU, he, אוניברסיטת בר-אילן, ''Universitat Bar-Ilan'') is a public research university in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan, Israel. Established in 1955, Bar Ilan is Israel's second-largest academic i ...

. He also attended composition master classes under composers Fabián Panisello (Spain),

Philippe Leroux Philippe Leroux (born 24 September 1959) is a French composer living in Montreal, Quebec, who has been identified as "one of the most important composers in contemporary music." Biography Leroux was born in Boulogne-Billancourt. He studied compo ...

(France) and

Ivan Fedele Ivan Fedele (born 6 May 1953 in Lecce) is an Italian composer. He studied at the Milan Conservatory. Fedele's compositions are published by Edizioni Suvini Zerboni, and many of his works are recorded on Stradivarius Records. Selected works ;S ...

(Italy), and conducting master classes under conductors Fabián Panisello (Spain) and Pierre-Andre Valade (France). Since 2009, Cojocaru has been a full-time faculty member of composition and theory at the Academy. He also serves as a board member at the Israeli Composers' League . Cojocaru's works are often recorded and played on the

Israeli Radio The Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA; ) was Israel's public broadcaster from 1948 to 2017. History The Israel Broadcasting Authority was an outgrowth of the radio station ''Kol Yisrael'', which made its first broadcast as an independent st ...

as well as the

Deutschlandradio kultur Deutschlandfunk Kultur (; abbreviated to ''DLF Kultur'' or ''DKultur'') is a culture-oriented radio station and part of Deutschlandradio, a set of national radio stations in Germany. Initially named ''DeutschlandRadio Berlin'', the station was re ...

- Berlin, and Ljubljana Radio.

As a composer

Cojocaru's compositions range in various genres, from solo, vocal, small and large chamber ensemble to orchestral works. His works were premiered and performed at the Euro Classic Festival in

Konzerthaus Berlin The Konzerthaus Berlin is a concert hall in Berlin, the home of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin. Situated on the Gendarmenmarkt square in the central Mitte district of the city, it was originally built as a theater. It initially operated from ...

, the

Arnold Schönberg Center The Arnold Schönberg Center, established in 1998 in Vienna, is a repository of Arnold Schönberg's archival legacy and a cultural center that is open to the public. Activities Archive and library, exhibitions, concerts, lectures, workshops and ...

- Vienna, the

MATA Festival The MATA Festival is a New York-based annual contemporary classical music festival devoted to championing the works of young composers. It was founded in 1996 by Philip Glass, Lisa Bielawa and Eleonor Sandresky and is currently under the leaders ...

in New York, the 2015 International Society of Contemporary Music Festival (ISCM) in Ljubljana, the 2016 Asian Composers' League Festival (ACL) in Vietnam, the Israel Music Festival, the Desert Sounds Festival, the Galilee Voice of Music Festival and the Spring competitions . Cojocaru received the Prime- Minister Award for Composers. Cojocaru 's music has been performed by the Meitar Ensemble (Israel), the Israel Contemporary players, the Zeitfluss Ensemble (Austria), the Tempera Ensemble (Israel), the Tel Aviv Soloists Ensemble, the Israel Symphony Orchestra, the

Israel Chamber Orchestra Israel Chamber Orchestra (abbreviation ICO, Hebrewהתזמורת הקאמרית הישראלית (''Hatizmoret hakamerit'') is an Israeli orchestra based in Tel Aviv. Primary funding comes from the Israel Ministry of Education and the Tel Aviv-Yafo ...

, the Israel Sinfonietta, the Israel Camerata-Jerusalem, the Israel Symphonette-Raa'nana, and the Israel Contemporary String Quartet Cojocaru'sworks are published by the Israel Music Center (IMC), and the

Israel Music Institute The Israel Music Institute (IMI) is the first publicly owned music publishing house in Israel. It is devoted primarily to the publication of Israeli art music, but also publishes books and booklets on Israeli music and composers, CDs of Israeli ar ...

(IMI).

As a conductor

Cojocaru has performed with the Israel Chamber Orchestra, the Israel Sinfonietta, the Israel Camerata-Jerusalem, the Filarmonica de Stat Botosani (Romania), the Haifa Symphony Orchestra, the Ashdod Symphony Orchestra, the NK Orchestra, the Israel Symphonette-Raa'nana, the Meitar ensemble, the Moran Singers Ensemble, and the Jerusalem Academy Orchestra,.

As an arranger

Cojocaru's works are performed regularly by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, the Israel Symphony Orchestra, the Haifa Symphony Orchestra, the Israel Chamber Orchestra, The Israel Sinfonietta, the Tel Aviv Soloists Ensemble, the Raa'nana Symphonette, the NK Orchestra - Israel, the Tel Aviv Jazz Big Band, the Meitar ensemble, the Tempera ensemble, and others.

Popular music scene activity

Since 1998, Cojocaru has Collaborated with

Gidi Gov Gideon "Gidi" Gov ( he, גידי גוב; 4 August 1950) is an Israeli singer, TV host, entertainer, and actor. He was married to the late Anat Gov with whom he had three children. Biography Early life Gov was born in Rehovot, Israel, to Da ...

, Alon Oleartchik,

Yehuda Poliker Yehuda Leon Poliker ( he, יהודה ליאון פוליקר; born December 25, 1950) is an Israeli singer, songwriter, musician, and painter. Poliker first became known in the 1980s as the lead vocalist for the band Benzene. In 1985, after Benz ...

David Broza David Simon Berwick Broza ( he, דויד ברוזה; born September 4, 1955) is an Israeli singer-songwriter. His music mixes modern pop with Spanish music. Biography David Broza was born in Haifa, Israel. His father was an Israeli–British bus ...

, Rami Klienstein, Rita,

Yehudit Ravitz Yehudit Ravitz ( he, יהודית רביץ; born December 29, 1956) is an Israeli singer-songwriter, multidisciplinary artist, composer and music producer. She is one of the most successful and famous Israeli rock musicians, with a career spannin ...

Yoni Rechter Yoni Rechter ( he, יוני רכטר; born 18 November 1951) is an Israeli musician, composer, pianist, arranger and singer. Biography Yonatan (Yoni) Rechter was born in Tel Aviv, Israel. He is the son of Israeli architect Ya'akov Rechter and st ...

Shlomo Gronich Shlomo Gronich (born January 20, 1949; he, שלמה גרוניך) is an Israeli composer, singer, songwriter, arranger, and choir conductor. Biography Shlomo Gronich grew up in a musical family in Hadera. He holds a B.A. in Music Education fro ...

, Eran Zur,

Shlomi Shaban Shlomi or Shelomi can refer to: *Shlomi, Israel, a town in Israel *Shlomi (Hebrew name), the Hebrew first name, "שלומי" or "שלמי" **Shlomi Arbeitman, Israeli professional footballer **Shlomi Dolev, Israeli computer science professor **Shlo ...

Riki Gal Riki Gal ( he, ריקי גל, born July 7, 1950, in Jerusalem) is an Israeli singer. Gal, who reached the height of her career in the 1980s, sings a mix of blues, folk and pop. Biography Rivka Menashe (later Riki Gal) was born in 1950 to an Ortho ...

Yizhar Ashdot Izhar Ashdot ( he, יזהר אשדות; born 23 November 1958) is an Israeli singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He is a co-founding member of the Israeli rock band T-Slam. Early life When he was eleven, Ashdot started to play th ...

, David D'aor,

Harel Skaat Harel Skaat ( he, הראל סקעת, born 8 August 1981) sometimes known by the mononym Harel is an Israeli singer and songwriter. He represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song " Milim" ("מילים", "Words"). Skaat h ...

, Maurice El Medioni, and others. Cojocaru also worked for several Israeli TV productions.

Awards, prizes and grants

*2018 – The Pais Grant for a commissioned composition *2017 – The Ministry of Culture Grant for a commissioned composition *2015 - The Prime minister Award for composers *2014 - The Ministry of Culture Grant for a commissioned composition *2009 - The Israel Sinfonietta Award for conductors *2005-2007 Excellence Scholarships from the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance *2000 – The Tamuz Award (Israel Music Industry Official Prize) for best Instrumental performance in a recorded album

Works (selection)

* Five Intermezzi - for strings orchestra (2017) * Still talking – conversations for percussionist & Orchestra (2017) * Whence Comest Thou, Whither Wilt Thou Go – for chamber orchestra (2017) * Hide and seek – for flute, clarinet, violin and cello (2016) * Links.Metamorphosis – for large orchestra (2015) * BBBeeezzz – for violin/ Viola, clarinet/ bass clarinet and piano (2015) * Colors in the dust – for orchestra (2014) * XoOx..! formus agitatus (the Septet version) – for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, Percussion and piano (2014) * XoOx..! formus agitatus (the Trio version) – for violin, Percussion and piano (2013) * Do you like Bill? - for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano (2013) * Pulse – for piano and orchestra (2012) * Betrayed – for nine musicians and narrator (2012) * Urban inquiries – for six musicians (2012) * “From the disappearing world” for string quartet (2009) * "Chronicles of letters in a bottle" - three miniatures for small orchestra (2009) * Elvish moods – for solo clarinet (2008)

References

* Personal website. http://www.ziv-cojocaru.com
Ziv Cojocaru on ISCM
* https://matafestival.org/2013/ziv-cojocaru/
International Society for Contemporary Music

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