Gilad Hochman
Gilad Hochman | |
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Born | 26 July, 1982 New Classical, Jewish |
Occupation(s) | Composer |
Instrument(s) | Piano |
Years active | 2000-present |
Website | giladhochman |
Gilad Hochman (Hebrew: גילעד הוכמן; born 26 July 1982 in Herzliya) is a Berlin-based Israeli composer of contemporary classical music.
Education
Hochman was born to an
Reception
Hochman's music was described as “written with a true artist’s hand”,[1] “the highpoint of an exciting performance”,[2] “sheds new light on customary expressions in music”[3] and as “original, fascinating, unusual and colorful” by the Israeli Prime Minister Award committee in 2007. He was also defined as “one of Israel’s most important composers” in an article concerning “composer Gilad Hochman’s meteoric career",[4] as "a rising star in the classical music world"[5] and as an "already well known classical composer"[6] by the BBC. The New York Times commented: "perhaps most impressive was Mr. Hochman’s gift for assembling musical gestures that come across as psychologically revealing, whether it’s players’ finishing each other's sentences, the neurotic instability suggested by a microtonal wobble on a held note or the freezing self-doubt of a painfully quiet passage."[7]
At the age of 24 Hochman became the youngest composer to be awarded the prestigious Israeli Prime Minister Award (2007) for his artistic work. At age 22 he was the youngest to be appointed
Compositions
Hochman's oeuvre includes a range of
Hochman's music is commissioned and performed by leading musicians and music institutes worldwide. It was played, among others, by Oriol Ensemble, the
See also
References
- ^ Binur, O: Ma’ariv newspaper. Press, 2006.[full citation needed]
- ^ Miller, M: Tempo Magazine. Press, 2006.[full citation needed]
- ^ Ben-Ze’ev, N: Ha’aretz newspaper. Academic Press, 2008.[full citation needed]
- ^ Nielsen, C: Deutschland Magazine, 2009.[full citation needed]
- ^ Mailliet, A: France 24. Press, 2009.
- ^ Pommert, K: BBC World Service. Press, 2009.[full citation needed]
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-05.