Alice Belugou is a french and swiss harpist. She finished her studies in the CNSM in Paris specialising in new music, after graduating with master degrees from the music High Schools in Lausanne and Basel. In 2017, she received the Fritz Gerber Award, in 2018 the 2nd prize of the International dutch harp festival competition.…
She was born in Tehran in 1984 and began her musical journey at the age of eight, studying under Arman Nahrvar. Following the completion of her general education, she pursued formal music studies at the Tehran Music Conservatory at the age of 22, where she trained under esteemed professors including Mohsen Elhamian and Klara Bukochava.…
Born on Feb 1, 1989, in Tehran, Soraya Sharifi completed her studies in IT engineering at Azad University of Parand. She began learning music with the guitar under the supervision of Diba Golzar. At the age of 25 She subsequently pursued her professional path under the supervision of Mohammad Zeinali. When she was 19, she…
Ulrike Brand, born in Germany, was introduced to contemporary cello-playing by Siegfried Palm. At the Music-High-School of Cologne she studied with Peter Eötvös, Mauricio Kagel and the Amadeus String-Quartet. Since 1985 she has partecipated as a soloist in the major festivals of contemporary music in Italy, Germany, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Greece, Slovacchia, Mexico, Russia and…
Sepideh Yaftian Biography Sepideh was born in Tehran in 1995 and is studying for a Master’s degree in Entomology at University of Tehran. She has started playing the violin when she was 9 years old under the instruction of Manizheh Reyis-Farshid and Amirteimour Portorab. She studied harmony and composition by Alireza Mashayekhi, after attending the…
Soheil Tabatabaei (born 1986 in Tehran) graduated at Tehran Art University with bachelor degree, studied Santour in the class of Alireza Javaheri and Siamak Aghaei. Since 2011 he cooperates with Yarava Music Group as a performer, Executive Director, Scheduling Director and also leader of the Yarava Modern Orchestra. As a soloist and member of an…
Morteza Modarresi holds a Master’s degree in Classical Guitar Performance from the University of art and architecture Central Tehran branch. He has studied classical guitar under the guidance of Golfam Khayyam, Rasam Lordkani, and Afshin Ziaian. His activities include collaboration with the Zaman Orchestra conducted by Farzad Daneshmand, performing and arranging for the Motif Ensemble,…
Sajjad Khodaverdi Biography Sajjad Khodaverdi (born 1989, Tehran) holds a bachelor’s in electronics and a master’s in executive management from Iran. He is now pursuing a master’s in electrical engineering in France. He began music in 2004 with Setar and later learning music theory, Tanbur, and Robab with Mehdi Jalali. He studied solfège and ensemble…
Asal Karimi WebsiteInternational Relations Director Biography Asal Karimi, born and raised in Tehran, moved to Germany in 2011 to study music. She completed both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Violin at the University of Music, Drama and Media Hanover (HMTMH) under the tutelage of Prof. Jutta Rübenacker and Elfriede Stahmer. Additionally, she has been…
Sousan Sargazi Executive Director Since 2020 Biography Previous Executive Directors