Musicליאור נבוק

Lior Navok

Lior Navok is an Israeli composer, conductor and pianist known for operas, children's stage works and a Holocaust oratorio.

born 1971The opera An unserem FlussThe oratorio And The Trains Kept ComingMusical stories for childrenThe Butterfly Effect Ensemble

Born: 6 September 1971, Tel Aviv
Occupation: composer
Education: Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, New England Conservatory

Lior Navok was born in 1971 in Tel Aviv

Lior Navok was born in Tel Aviv on September 6, 1971. He began his musical path as a jazz musician.

He studied composition privately with Moshe Zorman. He earned a bachelor's degree at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, studying composition with Yinam Leef and also conducting. He then did master's and doctoral studies at the New England Conservatory in Boston with John Harbison.

His military service was in the field of music.

His works have been played by groups such as Oper Frankfurt, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and the Tanglewood Festival Orchestra. He wrote two operas, The Bet and An unserem Fluss, as well as stage works for children. His oratorio And The Trains Kept Coming deals with the role of the Allies during the Holocaust.

His music uses modality and expanded tonality and avoids serial techniques. Some later works respond to social and political issues, such as the Israeli-Arab conflict and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. He is the pianist and a founding member of the Butterfly Effect Ensemble.