Ida Gotkovsky has the French nationality and was born and bred in a family of musicians. At the Paris National Superior Conservatory of Music, she has been awarded numerous First Prizes. Ida Gotkovsky is famous for a great number of compositions, among which one can find chamber and symphonic music as well as instrumental, vocal and even lyrical works. The personal characteristics and original form of her compositions made her win a lot of important composition prizes, such as: the Lily Boulanger prize – the Blumenthal prize – the first prize of the Pasdeloup Referendum – the international prize of Divonnes les Bains – the Medal of the Town of Paris – the grand musical prize of the town of Paris – two prizes awarded by the ‘Institut de France’ – the golden rose award (USA), etc… 

Her fame soon spread beyond the French borders, and Ida Gotkovsky became very much in demand as a member or as chair of numerous international adjudication panels. Her works are performed in Europe as well as in the United States of America, the Commonwealth of Independent States, Japan, Asia and Australia. She was a professor of music theory at the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique in France.

All her compositions are written at the request of the french government or foreign organizations.

Ever since the beginning of man, fire has been particulary revered. Legends on its origin abound, each one conferring upon it a sacred feature; legends making of fire a link between Creature and his Creator.

Thus, the Celtic Tradition brings us a myth close to Zarathustra’s: During the ceremonies heralding in the new-year, men would like two hearths. The first one which had been watched and honoured all the year round would be coming to its end while the second, according to the memorial and magic process composed by the two celestial and earthly elements, gave birth to the new fire.

When the two glowing furnaces were blazing in all their splendour, the entire village, men, flocks and herds, in a long procession passed between the two fires: The two movements of the poem. Everyone rejoiced to have mastered this divine gift.

This vision has inspired the Composer. «Poème du Feu» is an original work for Great Harmony Orchestra. It is composed then of two movements.

The first movement – Maestroso – is a fire of gigantic proportions, the Spring of life which makes us relive the first moments of creation.

The second movement – Prestissimo – being at the heart of human achievement, is a power of revelation, an impetuous power which raises man to level of demiurge and which finishes in the fire apotheosis and, in this way, granting Prometheu’s wish.

Ida Gotkovsky’s field of action goes beyond her country to shine over bounds and it is this which explains so well her declaration of faith:

«To create an universal work and assume unity of musical expression throughout time by a modern language with rigorous structures.»