About

Ohad Nativ is a musicologist and classical pianist with versatile experience as a scholar, performer, teacher, conductor, and scholar.

 

Ohad was born in Israel, grew up in New Jersey, and spent significant time in Europe. Currently Pursuing a Musicology PhD at CU Boulder, Ohad has performed in a large variety of international festivals, concert series, and competitions, as well as taken lessons and masterclasses with significant world-class pianists including Andrew Cooperstock, James Giles, Peter Takacs, Spencer Myer, Alexander Kobrin, Ilana Vered, Matti Raekallio, Jason Hardink, and others.

 

During his time at CU Boudler, Ohad was named winner of the graduate division of the university’s concerto competition playing Prokofiev’s 5th Piano Concerto, designed and taught courses as a graduate instructor, and served as a Teaching Assistant for the music theory department.

 

During his Masters in Piano Performance at Northwestern University, he also served as a Graduate Teaching Assistant in piano, accompanied and performed in many varied settings, and was named a concerto competition finalist.

 

During his time in Oberlin Conservatory, from which he graduated with a Bachelors in Piano Performance, he performed twice as concerto soloist with major ensembles, appeared in the 2020 Dannenberg Honors recital, and earned the prestigious Ernst Hatch Wilkins award for general excellence. He also performed chamber music regularly as part of the local Sacred Heart Performance Series.

 

As a musicologist, Ohad’s interests and experience range from analytical and critical theory to history, particularly focusing on the ontology and taxonomy of music, as well as explicit interest and expertise in the works of Max Reger.