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 and Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin. She completed her doctorate in music theory at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna with a thesis on “Music and Power in Iran” with Dieter Torkewitz. She was an assistant professor for composition and a member of the music faculty at the University of Tehran and co-founded the Ensemble and Centre for Contemporary Music there in 2017.