Ziv Cojocaru

Ziv Cojocaru () is an Israeli composer, conductor, arranger, and pianist. He serves as Associate Professor and Head of the Music Division in the Department of the Arts at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. He is also Composer-in-Residence with the Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon LeZion. Cojocaru is the recipient of the ACUM Prize (2025) and the Prime Minister’s Award for Composers (2015). Biography Ziv Cojocaru was born and raised in Beersheba. He began his musical training studying piano at the city’s conservatory. Cojocaru studied composition and conducting at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, earning both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in both fields, and completed his doctorate in composition at Bar-Ilan University. He has also participated in masterclasses with Philippe Leroux, Pierre-André Valade, Ivan Fedele, Fabian Panisello, and others. From 2018 to 2023, he served as Conductor in Residence for the Israel Sinfonietta Beersheba. Currently, he serves as Associate Professor and Head of the Music Division in the Department of the Arts at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, as Composer-in-Residence of the Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon LeZion (since 2024), and as a