Composers’ Forum – Lecture by Ziv Cojocaru

9 March 2022, 18.00-19.00

Auditorium

Composers’ Forum – Lecture by Ziv Cojocaru Presented by Liszt Academy

Ziv Cojocaru 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 and as Conductor in Residence of the Israel Sinfonietta Orchestra.

He received his master's degree in Composition with honors at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance 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 (Ph.D) at Bar-Ilan University. He also attended composition master classes under composers Fabián Panisello (Spain), Philippe Leroux (France) and Ivan Fedele (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 as well as the Deutschlandradio kultur - Berlin, and Ljubljana Radio.

Presented by

Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Composition Department