{"id":332,"date":"2017-06-29T12:09:11","date_gmt":"2017-06-29T12:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pigovat.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=332"},"modified":"2025-07-27T16:53:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T16:53:41","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/pigovat.com\/wordpress\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Dear friends,<\/em><\/p>

Thank you for your interest in my music. Below you will find my biography along with additional information about some of my pieces. The titles of the pieces link to detailed descriptions and audio recordings.<\/em><\/p>

I have included some of my personal photos; if you would like to use them for any purpose, please <\/span>request my permission<\/a>\u00a0in advance.<\/span><\/em><\/p>

Following my biography, you will find links to organizations and professional associations to which I belong, to publishers who have published my music, and to some of the orchestras, chamber ensembles, conductors, and soloists who have performed my works.<\/em><\/p>

I hope you enjoy exploring this site!<\/em><\/p>

Warm regards,<\/em>
Boris Pigovat<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Biography<\/h3>

Boris Pigovat (b. 1953, Odessa, USSR) studied at the Gnessin Music Institute (Academy of Music) in Moscow. He immigrated to Israel in 1990.<\/p>

He has received two prizes from ACUM (the Society of Authors, Composers & Music Publishers in Israel), as well as the Prime Minister\u2019s Prize of the State of Israel (2000). In 2002, he received his Ph.D. from Bar-Ilan University (Israel).<\/p>

His works have been widely performed around the world, including at such international festivals as the ISCM “World Music Days 2000” in Luxembourg, the Asian Music Festival 2003 in Tokyo, the Mid-Europe festivals in Austria (1999, 2004), WASBE Conferences in Switzerland (2001), Sweden (2003), Singapore (2005), USA (2009, 2015), and International Viola Congresses in Germany (2011), Poland (2013), and New Zealand (2017).<\/p>

In 2024, he won his third ACUM prize: the Lifetime Achievement Award.<\/p>

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The world premiere of <\/span>Requiem \u201cThe Holocaust\u201d<\/a><\/em> for Viola & Symphony Orchestra took place at the <\/span>Memorial evening dedicated to the Babiy Yar tragedy<\/a> (Kiev, 2.10.2001, soloist – <\/span>Rainer Moog<\/a>).\u00a0<\/span>In 2008 this work was performed in Wellington, New Zealand at the <\/span>Concert of Remembrance 70th Anniversary of Kristallnacht<\/a> (soloist – <\/span>Donald Maurice<\/a>). The <\/span>CD with this performance<\/a> was released in 2010 by the label ATOLL (New Zealand).\u00a0 In 2012 the CD REQUIEM received the <\/span>prestigious ‘Supersonic’ Award<\/a> from the PIZZICATO Magazine.
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Another CD, “Holocaust Requiem\/Poem of Dawn<\/a>“, was released by NAXOS in 2015 (soloist \u2013 Anna Serova). In October 2015, this CD received the ‘Supersonic’ Award from PIZZICATO Magazine<\/a> and was nominated for the 2016 International Classical Music Awards<\/a> (ICMA).<\/p>

His work <\/span>Music of Sorrow and Hope<\/a> <\/em>(2011) was commissioned and premiered by the <\/span>Israel Philharmonic Orchestra<\/a> (conductor – <\/span>Zubin Mehta<\/a>) at the IPO’s 75th Anniversary Festival.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

His work Therefore choose life<\/a><\/em>\u00a0was commissioned by \u00a0the\u00a0Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra<\/a>\u00a0in honor of\u00a0Manfred Honeck<\/a>\u2018s 10th season as Music Director, and premiered in\u00a0Pittsburg on September 22, 2017. In 2023, this work was performed by Lahav Shani and the Israel Philharmonic, and was recorded by Medici.tv.<\/p>

His work \u201cYizkor<\/a>\u201d was commissioned by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra<\/a> to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the \u201cTree of Life\u201d tragedy. The work was premiered in Pittsburgh on November 25, 2023, conducted by Manfred Honeck.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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For More Information – External Links<\/h3>

The following section links to organizations and professional associations to which I belong, to some of the orchestras, chamber ensembles, conductors and soloists who have performed my music, and to the publishers who propagate it. I hope that you find these links useful.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Organizations and Associations<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE)<\/a>
Israel Composers’ League | Israel Music Center – Music Publishing<\/a>
American Viola Society (AVS)<\/a>
ACUM<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Orchestras<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Note: if a link doesn’t work, please\u00a0let me know<\/a>\u00a0so I can fix it.<\/p>

NEW ZEALAND<\/h5>

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
<\/a>Vector Wellington Orchestra
<\/a>New Zealand School of Music Orchestra<\/a><\/p>

CROATIA<\/h5>

Croatian Radiotelevision Symphony Orchestra<\/a><\/p>

USA\u00a0<\/h5>

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
<\/a>Grand Symphonic Winds<\/a>
Annapolis Symphony Orchestra<\/a><\/p>

GERMANY<\/h5>

Camerata Louis Spohr Orchestra
<\/a>Akademisches Blasorchester Munchen<\/a><\/p>

ISRAEL<\/h5>

The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra<\/a>
The Israel Chamber Orchestra
<\/a>The Israel Camerata Orchestra (Jerusalem)
<\/a>The Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra
<\/a>Israeli Chamber Orchestra Ramat-Gan
<\/a>The Raanana Symphonette Orchestra<\/a>
Ashdod Symphony Orchestra<\/a><\/p>

UKRAIN<\/h5>

Symphony Orchestra of Ukrainial National Philarmonic Society<\/a><\/p>

JAPAN<\/h5>

Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra<\/a><\/p>

SPAIN<\/h5>

Symphonic Wind Orchestra \u201cLa Armonica\u201d<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Note: if a link doesn’t work, please\u00a0let me know<\/a>\u00a0so I can fix it.<\/p>

Dominion String Quartet (NZ)<\/a>
Gershwin Quartet (Germany)<\/a>
Moscow String Quartet (Russia)<\/a>
Philharmonic String Quartet Berlin (Germany)<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Conductors<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Note: if a link doesn’t work, please\u00a0let me know<\/a>\u00a0so I can fix it.<\/p>

ALACORN, Luis Serrano (Spain)
<\/a>ARSTEIN, Lev (Israel)<\/a>
BEN-OZER, Yuval (Israel)<\/a>
BOSTOCK, Douglas (EU)<\/a>
DELMAN, Michael (Israel)<\/a>
EIN-HABAR, Eyal (Israel)<\/a>
FUGELSANG,\u00a0<\/a>Bernd Peter<\/a> (Germany)<\/a>
GEORGE, Matthew (USA)<\/a>
GUERINI,\u00a0<\/a>Nicola <\/a>(Italy)
<\/a>HADARI, Omri (Israel)
<\/a>HONECK,\u00a0<\/a>Manfred <\/a>(USA)<\/a>
JOHNSON, Dennis (USA)<\/a>
<\/a>KOFMAN,\u00a0<\/a>Roman <\/a>(Ukrain)<\/a>
KUMMER, Michael (Germany)<\/a>
MAROSI, Laszlo (USA)<\/a>
McKEICH, Hamish (NZ)
<\/a>MEHTA,\u00a0<\/a>Zubin <\/a>(Israel)<\/a>
NOVO, Jos\u00e9-Luis <\/a>\u00a0<\/a>(USA)<\/a>
PAPIAN, Vag (Israel)<\/a>
RON, Aviv (Israel)<\/a>
SEOW, Yibin (UK)<\/a>
SHANI, Lahav (Israel)<\/a>
TABOR, Silvia (Canada)<\/a>
TADDEI,\u00a0<\/a>Mark <\/a>(NZ)<\/a>
TICCIATI, Hugo (Sweden)<\/a>
De VUYST, Frank (Holand)<\/a>
YOUNG,\u00a0<\/a>Kenneth <\/a>(NZ)
<\/a>ZALIOUK, Yuval (Israel)<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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VIOLA<\/h5>

KARNI, Gilad (Israel \/ Switzerland)<\/a>
MAURICE, Donald (NZ)<\/a>
MEAD CHEMIS, Tatjana (USA)<\/a>
MINKLER, Peter (USA)<\/a>
MISBAKHOVA, Elvira (Canada)<\/a>
MOOG, Rainer (Germany)<\/a>
NOUSSIMOVICH, Matan (Israel)<\/a>
PARK, Kyoungmin (Germany)<\/a>
SEROVA, Anna (Italy)<\/a>
SLAPIN, Scott (USA)<\/a>
SUDWEEKS, Barbara (USA)<\/a>
WHEELER, Lawrence (USA)<\/a><\/p>

VIOLIN<\/h5>

COHEN, Ohad (Israel)<\/a>
MADOKA BERG, Helena (Germany)<\/a>
TUNNAH, Litsa (UK)<\/a>
XHOXHI, Dorian (Germany)<\/a><\/p>

VIOLONCELLO<\/h5>

HEESCH, Christoph (Germany)<\/a><\/p>

PIANO<\/h5>

BLUMINA, Elisaveta (Germany)<\/a>
EMIRI, Almira (Albania)<\/a>
FABRIKANT, Einat (Israel)<\/a>
KEISERMAN, Anna (Israel)<\/a>
LIMONOV, Peter (UK)<\/a>
MAPP, Richard (NZ)<\/a><\/p>

CLARINET<\/h5>

FEIDMAN, Giora (Israel)<\/a><\/p>

BASSOON<\/h5>

SHALEV, Uzi (Israel)<\/a><\/p>

FLUTE<\/h5>

EITAN, Lior (Flute)<\/a><\/p>

GUITAR<\/h5>

EZRA, Maor (Israel \/ USA)<\/a><\/p>

HARP<\/h5>

MILLS, Carolyn (NZ)<\/a>
ROVINSKY, Juliya (Israel)<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Note: if a link doesn’t work, please\u00a0let me know<\/a>\u00a0so I can fix it.<\/p>

Israel Composers’ League (ICM)<\/a>
Atoll, NZ<\/a>
NAXOS Records
<\/a>Piles Editoral de Musica (Spain)
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