Gilad Hochman

Gilad Hochman (Hebrew: גילעד הוכמן, b. 26 July, 1982 in Herzeli'ya) is an Israeli composer.

Hochman studied composition with Ilya Heifetz and Gil Shohat and graduated (cum laude) from the Buchman-Mehta School of Music at Tel Aviv University in 2007. At the same year, when he was 25 years old, Hochman was awarded the prestigious Israeli Prime Minister Award for his artistic work. In 2005, at age 22, he was appointed to be the composer in residence of the Ra'anana Symphonett Orchestra, the youngest appointment made in an Israeli orchestra. Hochman's oeuvre includes a large number of pieces commissioned and performed by orchestras, ensembles and soloists in Israel, Europe and the US. Today, Mr. Hochman resides in Berlin, Germany, where he continues his artistic career.

Selected Works

* Monologue [2003] for solo saxophone
* Variations [2003] for solo violin
* Rhapsody [2003] for solo cello
* Akeda [2006] for solo viola
* Sonata [2008] for piano
* Winter [2003] for flute and vibraphone
* Brief Memories [2004] for string trio
* Slightly Disturbed [2006] for violin, clarinet and cello
* The Creation Septet [2003] for sop., cl., vln., vla., vlc., db. and perc.
* Lior [2006] for sop., vln., vlc., cl., bsn. and pno.
* On the Verge of an Abyss [2008] for mixed choir a-cappella
* Voice [2004] for solo violin and large ensemble [1-1-1-1/1-1-1-0/ timpani+1/ vln. solo/ piano/ 1-1-1-1-1]
* A Voice in the Wilderness [2006] for orchestra [2-2-2-2/ 2-2-1-0/ timpani+1/ strings]

Principal Commissioned Works"'

* On the Verge of an Abyss for mixed choir a-cappella. Commissioned by Naked Voices a-cappella ensemble (2008)
* East for solo violin and ensemble. Commissioned by violinist Hubert Pralitz, Los Angeles, USA (2008)
* A Voice in the Wilderness for orchestra. Commissioned by the Tel Aviv Soloists Ensemble for the season opening concert (2006)
* Akeda for solo viola. Commissioned by the Adele and John Gray Endowment fund of the America-Israel Cultural Foundation as an obligatory piece for The Aviv Competitions (2006)
* Slightly Disturbed–monodrama for violin, clarinet and cello. Commissioned by Meitar Ensemble for the Israel Music Institute (IMI) season opening concert (2006)
* Lior for soprano, violin, cello, clarinet, bassoon and piano. Commissioned by Meitar Ensemble for a tribute concert in honor of composer Yehezkel Braun (2006)
* Scenes from Midst of Sea for solo double bass, wind ensemble, piano and percussion. Commissioned by The Campus Orchestra (2005)
* Brief Memories for string trio. Commissioned by composer Michael Wolpe for “Sounds in the Desert” music festival (2004)

Professional Experience

* Artistic director and producer of the Israeli Composers League’s “New Sounds” concert series (2005-2007)
* The National Culture Fund–Member of the repertoire committee (2004-2007)
* Composer in Residence of the Raanana Symphonette Orchestra (2005-2006)
* Director of the classical music channel at “Sabres” Internet radio (2005-2006)
* Israeli Composers League–Member of the review board (2004-2006)
* Executive producer of the Musica Nova Ensemble (2003-2005)
* Founder-member and producer of The Buchmann-Mehta School of Music orchestral subscribers program, Tel Aviv University (2003)
* Organizational manager of the Workshop for Contemporary Music–The Buchmann-Mehta School of Music, Tel Aviv University (2002-2003)

Grants and Awards

* The Israeli Prime Ministers Award for Composers 2007 (2007)
* Certificate of Merit from the City of Raanana, for cultural contribution (2007)
* The America-Israel Cultural Foundation scholarship for excellence (2003-2006)
* The Yehoshua Rabinovich Arts Foundation grants for commissioned compositions (2006)
* The Buchmann-Mehta School of Music scholarship for excellence (2005-2006)
* The Ronen Arts Fund scholarship for excellence (2004-2005)
* The Samuel Rubin Israeli Academy of Music scholarship for excellence (2000-2004)

External links

* http://www.giladhochman.com
* http://www.myspace.com/giladhochman