Boris Pigovat

Boris Pigovat was born in 1953 in Odesa

Boris Pigovat was born on October 26, 1953, in Odesa. His father was an engineer at a textile company and his mother was a doctor. He began composing at a conservatory and later moved to Moscow to study music.

He studied composition at the Gnessin institute in Moscow. From 1978 to 1990 he lived in Tajikistan, where he was a senior lecturer at the academy of arts. He immigrated to Israel in 1990 and earned a Ph.D. in composition from Bar-Ilan University in 2002.

His works include pieces for symphony orchestra, string orchestra, wind band, chamber groups and choir. Works such as "Massada", "Wind of Yemen" and "Song of the Sea" were performed in Luxembourg, Tokyo, Cincinnati and at Carnegie Hall in New York. He teaches composition at the Petah Tikva conservatory and directs string and chamber orchestras.

His Requiem "The Holocaust" had its world premiere in Kyiv in 2001 at a memorial evening for Babi Yar. He won ACUM Prizes in 1995, 2005 and 2024, the last for lifetime achievement. He is married, has 2 sons and lives in Rosh HaAyin.