Biography
Biography
Hamed Zand Karimkhani was born in 1982 in Tehran. He has studied music since 1370 with Arash Farhangofar, Seyed Mohammad Zolanuri, Farhad Fakhreddini, Hamid Skooti, Behdad Babaei, Nasrollah Nasehpour and Behrooz Hemmati. He completed his bachelor’s degree in music at the Faculty of Music of the University of the Arts in 2008 and is currently…
Ebrahim Allahyari Technical Director, Co-founder and Member of Board of Trustees Since 2001 Biography In 1374 (1995), he began studying the setar under the guidance of Hamid Reza Mohseni. He then became acquainted with the theoretical foundations of Iranian music with Ario Rostami, studied solfege for a period with Babak Aleheidar, learned the tar with…
Joachim Heintz WebsiteElectronic Department Director Since 2017 Biography After studying literature and art history, Joachim Heintz began his composition studies in 1995 with Younghi Pagh-Paan and Guenter Steinke at the Hochschule fuer Kuenste, Bremen. He composes for instruments and electronics, concerts, installations and performances. With his software instrument ALMA he has improvised with many musicians…
Sara Abazari Biography Sara Abazari is a composer and music pedagogue. Her work focuses on the musical analysis of different historical periods and the examination of the relationship between music and society. Her compositions have been performed at Musik-Triennale-Köln, Musikfest in Siegen, Tehran-Berlin Travellers and traiect ii, a.o, and by ensembles such as unitedberlin, Musikfabrik…
Shahrokh Khajenouri Senior Art Advisor Since the Foundation Biography Was born in 1953 in Tehran. He studied Piano under Emanuel Melik Aslanian. In 1971, he studied harmony and counterpoint at Guildhall Music School and London College of Music. Khajenouri got his Composition Diploma and could reach the degree of F.L.C.M. He learned the electronic music…
Mohsen Mirmehdi Research Director Biography He was born in 1948 in Tehran. Composer and doctor of philosophy. He lives and teaches in Berlin for more than fifty years. He studied Musicology with Carl Dalhaus, and music theory and composition with Heinrich Poos. In 1993 he received his doctorate in philosophy from Klaus Heinrich at the…
Born on September 27, 1992, Arslan Khajeh Miri is an Iranian musician, percussionist, and educator with a background in Architectural Drafting and a Bachelor’s degree in Music (Tar performance). Beginning his artistic journey in youth, he has developed a multidisciplinary practice across traditional, contemporary, and experimental music. He studied with notable masters such as Yaghoub…
Fozie Majd was born in Berlin. Attended schools in Tehran and England. After receiving her Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Edinburgh, she went to Paris where she studied with Nadia Boulanger on a French government grant. The performance of Tuned to the night (Shabkuk) for string orchestra (1973) at the Shiraz Festival…