Hed Bahack (b. 1994) is an Israeli composer currently residing in Leipzig, Germany.
In his works he seeks to synthesize the visceral, physical experience of sound with psychological and conceptual exploration, while aiming to incorporate perception and psychoacoustics as essential elements. Common themes in his compositions include the in-between, the dialectic between opposites, and the pursuit of the utopian.

His works have been performed by ensembles such as Ensemble Recherche, Ensemble Ascolta, Quatuor Diotima, Klangforum Wien, the Mivos Quartet, Divertimento Ensemble, Ensemble Multilatérale, Les Métaboles and Meitar Ensemble, by soloists such as Ilya Gringolts and Lawrence Power, and in festivals such as Impuls (Graz), ARCo (Marseille), Mizmorim (Basel), “Remus Georgescu” (Timișoara), ZfGM (Leipzig) and CEME (Tel Aviv).

Hed Bahack completed his music composition studies with honors at Tel Aviv University, under the guidance of Ruben Seroussi, and at Leipzig University of Music, where he studied under the guidance of Fabien Lévy. He has also participated in masterclasses and workshops with Tristan Murail, Péter Eötvös, Clara Iannotta, Francesco Filidei, Sarah Nemtsov, and Ramon Lazkano, among others.

He has received several awards, including Israel’s Composition Advancement Award (2024), the Israel Composers’ League “Klon” 1st Prize (2023), the Gesellschaft für Musiktheorie 1st Prize (2023), the “Szymanowski” 2nd Prize (2022), and the Israel Conservatory 2nd Prize (2021). He has also been awarded scholarships from Deutscher Musikrat (2022), the America-Israel Foundation (2022–2025), and the Rabinovich Foundation (2024). He has participated in artist residencies such as “NODUS” in Les Coves de Vinromà, Spain (2022), the Akademie Kontemporär in Hamburg (2023), and a three-month residency at the Otte-1 Künstlerhaus in Eckernförde, Germany (2024).