KOPYTMAN  Mark

Biography

Born Kamenetz-Podolski, Poland (now Ukraine), 1929 1947-51 studied piano and music theory at the Czernowitz College of Music, Ukraine 1947-52 studied and graduated from the Czernowitz Medical School (D.M.) 1952-54 served as Hospital Physician in Lvov, Ukraine 1952-55 studied composition (M.A.) at the Lvov Academy of Music with Prof. R. Simovich 1955-58 studied composition and music theory at the Tchaikovsky State Conservatory, Moscow with Prof. S. Bogatiriev (Ph.D.) 1956-58 Lecturer at the Tchaikovsky State Conservatory, Moscow 1958-72 Senior lecturer and associate professor at the academies of Alma-Ata and Chishinau 1972 Immigrated to Israel 1973 Senior lecturer, chairman of the Composition and Theory Department, Rubin Academy of Music and Dance, Jerusalem 1976 Professor of Composition, Rubin Academy of Music and Dance, Jerusalem 1979 Guest Professor, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 1982-83 Guest Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, USA 1985 Composer-in-Residence, Canberra School of Music, Australia 1988-89 Guest Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, USA 1988-93 Dean and Deputy Head of the Rubin Academy of Music and Dance, Jerusalem 1991 Guest Professor at the Tchaikovsky State Conservatory, Moscow 1991-93 Adviser to the International Festival “Musical Spring” St. Petersburg, Russia 1992 Lecturer at the seminar for young composers, Kazimierz Dolny, Poland 1992-93 Chairman of the Jury at International Composers Competition 1992-93 Artistic Director of the International Seminar of Composers held in Moldova 1994 Guest Professor at the Chopin Academy of Music, Warsaw, Poland 1995 Lecturer at the Brandenburg Colloquium for Contemporary Music, Germany In 1954 Kopytman was received the Lysenko award of the Ministry of Culture, Ukraine; in 1966 his Cantata “40 YEARS” was awarded in the framework of a Moldavian composers competition; in 1970 his opera CASA MARE won a prize in an opera competition (USSR); in 1986 he won the Koussevitzky Award for his orchestral work MEMORY; In 1992 he was awarded the Acum Prize for his life achievements in the field of composition.

Works

List of Selected Works SYMPHONY in four movements (1956) SONGS OF CAPTIVITY for baritone and piano (1957). Text: N. Gilien DISTANCE BEYOND DISTANCE, ten poems for choir a cappella (1960). Text: A. Tvardovsky STRING QUARTET No. 1 (1960) SINFONIETTA for chamber orchestra (1964). SONGS OF ANGUISHED LOVE for voice and piano (1964). Text: S. Kaputikjan SIX MOLDAVIAN DANCES for orchestra (1965) SONGS OF THE WOODS, Oratorio for soloists, choir and orchestra (1965). Text: V. Teleuke STRING QUARTET No.2 (1966) CASA MARE, Opera in two acts for soloists choir and orchestra. Text: V. Teleuke. STRING QUARTET No.3 (1969) UNFINISHED LINES, 5 monologues for baritone and orchestra (1970). Text: M. Gelovani, V. Zanadworov, X. Kaloev and N. Majorov. PIANO CONCERTO (1971) SOARE CO DINIZ for voice and orchestra. Text: M. Chebota (1972) FOR PIANO I, II (1973-74) LAMENTATION for flute (1973) OCTOBER SUN for voice and chamber ensemble (1974). Text: Y. Amichai. VOICES for voice, flute and orchestra (1974-75) FOR PERCUSSION (1975) THIS IS A GATE WITHOUT A WALL for voice and chamber ensemble (1975). Text: Y. Amichai. CONCERTO FOR ORCHESTRA (1976) FOR HARPSICHORD (1976) PRISM, music for ballet (1976) FOR HARP (1976) BASSO RECITATIVO for two pianos (1977) DAY AND NIGHT WILL ARISE TO HEAVEN for voice and chamber ensemble (1977). Text: Im. of Rome ABOUT AN OLD TUNE for piano quartet (1977) ROTATIONS for voice and orchestra (1979) WINGS, music for theatre (1979) CANTUS II for violin, viola and violoncello (1980) MEMORY for orchestra (1981) KADDISH for violoncello or viola and strings (1982) CHAMBER SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF SÜSSKIND VON TRIMBERG, chamber opera for soloists, choir, dancers and orchestra (1982-83). Libretto: R. Freier. CANTUS III for bass clarinet and orchestra (1984) VARIABLE STRUCTURES for piano (1985-1987) LETTERS OF CREATION for voice and strings (1986). Text: Book of Enoch; Exodus DEDICATION for violin or viola (1986) LIFE OF THE WORLD TO COME for voice and chamber ensemble (1986). Text: A. Abulafia EIGHT PAGES for solo voice (1988). Text: E. Jabes SCATTERED RHYMES for choir and orchestra (1988). Text: Y. Amichai TO DEPART for chamber ensemble (1989). Text: J. Ratosh LOVE REMBERED for choir and orchestra (1989). Text: Y. Amichai CANTUS V, Concerto for viola and orchestra (1990). CHAMBER MUSIC for clarinet and piano (1992) ORNAMENTS I for two clarinets (1993) ORNAMENTS II for two bassoons (1993) ALLITERATIONS for piano (1993) DISCOURSE I, II for oboe and string quartet (1994) TENERO for violoncello (1994) CANTUS VI for oboe and chamber orchestra (1995) STRAIN for string quartet (1995) STRING QUARTET No. 4 (1996) THREE NIGHTS for voice and chamber ensemble (1996). Text: D. Vogel