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Jakov Jakoulov is an author of three ballets, five instrumental concertos, five string quartets, music for over 20 theatrical, TV and cinema productions and numerous symphonic, chamber and choral works.

In recent years Jakoulov’s music has been presented by London’s New European Strings Orchestra, Boston Symphony Tanglewood Contemporary Music Festival, “Future Classics” Series with Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Chamber Concerts, Armenian National Symphony Orchestra, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, New England String Ensemble, Bachanalia Festival Orchestra, among others.

Recipient of six Annual Awards of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Doctor of Music of Boston University, Elected Member of National Honor Music Society, Jakov Jakoulov has international reputation with commissions and performances of his works in Germany, Sweden, Scotland, Finland, Italy, Mexico, Armenia, Russia, Israel as well as the United States.
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Since beginning his professional career at the age twelve, Jakov Jakoulov has gained a considerable experience as both composer and pianist. His works have been commissioned and performed by Armenian State National Symphony Orchestra, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of Bolshoi State Opera and Ballet Theatre, Kammerspiele Theater and Free Center of Modern Music in Munich, Germany, Swedish Theater “Lilla”, the String Quartet of National Symphony of Russia, BBC Scotland, Dudley House Music Series at Harvard University, Dallas Chamber Music Society in Texas, WGBH Public Radio, “Trillum”, ALEA III, New England String Ensemble in Boston, “Bachanalia” Chamber Orchestra in New York City, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, among others.

In 1996 Jakoulov was elected to Pi Kappa Lambda Chapter of the National Music Honor Society and was nominated for Annual Award in music composition of American Academy of Arts and Letters. During last five years Jakoulov has received Annual Award of American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.
In 1999 he has received a commission from World-Wide Concurrent Premieres Commissioning Fund and National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts and American Composers Forum to write a composition to be premiered in 15 locations throughout United States.

In 1998 violist Michael Zaretsky with pianist Zak Bjerken have recorded two Jakoulov’s compositions on a CD entitled “Black Snow” among music of D. Shostakovich and M. Glinka. This CD was chosen in a “Top Five Classical Recordings List” by “Fanfare” Magazine for 1999.

In 1999-2003 Jakoulov has recorded three CD’s of piano improvisations – “Emma’s Songs”, “Children of the Wind” and “Within Four Walls”.

In 2001 saxophonist Kenneth Radnofsky included Jakoulov’s composition in his CD of contemporary music of American composers.

Jakoulov’s music was reviewed by “Strings”, “American Record Guide”, “Strad”, “Fanfare”, “New Music Connoisseur” “Saxophone Journal” magazines, by various newspapers including “New York Times”, “Boston Glob”, “Phoenix” and “Boston Herald”. His CD’s are distributed by SHAR Products Company, “Bay Side”, “Boston Records”, “Borders”, “Tower Records”, and Amazon.com.

In 2001 he has joined the “RUVO Classic Artist Management” established in Prague, Czech Republic by the Europe Members Committee in Culture, Science and Education as a concert pianist among leading artists from various European countries.
In 2004 Jakoulov wrote a ballet “All at Once” which was commissioned by Anna Myer ‘s Dance Company with collaboration of New England String Ensemble and Juliard School.

In recent years Jakoulov’s music has been presented in numerous festivals and concerts such as “Tuscan Sun” International Music Festival in Cortona, Italy, Tanglewood Contemporary Music Festival, “Future Classics” Series in Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Chamber Concerts Series, XIII Festival de Invierno in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, XXXV Musikkileiri Festival in Finland, XIV “Bach and Beyond” Festival in Merkin Concert Hall in New York City (Bachanalia Festival Orchestra), Concervatorio di Musica in Queretaro, Mexico, in Sanders Theatre at Harvard University in Cambridge, in S. Rubin Israel Academy of Music in Tel-Aviv among others.

Jakov Jakoulov was born in Moscow, Russia, where he studied in Gnesin Music Academy and Moscow Conservatory as pianist and composer. In 1987 Jakoulov left Moscow to begin to work in Munich, Germany and elsewhere in Europe. Since 1990 he lives in Boston, Massachusetts. He is a former member of the faculties of Bellarmine College in Louisville, Kentucky, Boston University and Community Music Center in Boston.

Jakov Jakoulov holds a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Composition of Boston University. His teachers have included Theodore Antoniou and Lukas Foss.