Ziv Cojocaru

Ziv "Kojo" Cojocaru (; born 1977 in Beer-Sheva, Israel) 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. Biography Cojocaru 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. 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 Arnold Schönberg Center - Vienna, the MATA Festival 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.