Composer and musicologist Ariel Davydov is the editor of the Israeli Music Center, the Publishing House of the Israeli Composers’ League.

Born in 1960, Davydov studied the music of Central Asia at the Dushanbe Institute of Arts from 1979 to 1984. From 1988 to 1992, he learned composition at the St. Petersburg Conservatory under the guidance of Professor Boris Tishcenko and from 1992 to 1996, he lectured there on theoretical musical disciplines. In 1996 he emigrated to Israel.

Davydov has composed a number of chamber and orchestral works that were performed in Israel, Russia, Latvia, Tajikistan, and Germany, and has created numerous orchestral arrangements of pieces from the 17th to the 20th centuries, which can be denoted as “coloring music” and “pattern music.” The first trend is vividly embodied in the Raghavy 1 for strings, percussion, and harpsichord, and the Raghavy 2 for flute, harp, and double bass. The second trend is represented by the Symphony, Symphonic Poem, and the Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra.

The Israeli Music Center Publishing House has published the majority of Davydov's works, several of which have been recorded by Israeli Radio. Among them are Raks and Raghavi for two pianos (1999); Refugees, trio for flute, alto saxophone and piano (1991); Sacrifice for piano (2000); Three Pieces for piano, op.1 (1987); and Surud for symphonic orchestra (2001).