Featured composer: OMRI KOCHAVI ❤️🔥
Omri Kochavi (
@nomrik ) is a composer and guitarist based in London. His work draws its language from a broad range of influences, focusing on the reality of sounds, plants, people, and the interactions between them. Recent highlights include the premiere of ‘Ladies in Bloomers’ as part of
@london.sinfonietta 's Writing the Future scheme 2024-25, and ‘gilufim | גִּלּוּפִים’, commissioned by
@londonsymphonyorchestra following Omri’s participation in the LSO Helen Hamlyn Panufnik scheme 2023-24. Omri is currently undertaking a PhD in Composition at
@durhamuniversity , supervised by James Weeks, and was a 2022–23 Junior Fellow at
@guildhallschool , studying with Julian Anderson and
@crane.laurence .
Following the premiere of 'Ladies in Bloomers' last year,
@patrickel94 caught up with Omri at Café OTO in London to chat about community gardens, jazz guitar, intuitive decision-making, working with ancient text, and more - interested? Have a read now on PRXLUDES at the link in our bio 🌻💫