Arshan Najafi Website Biography Arshan Najafi (b. 2001) is a Tehran based Composer, Photographer and Poet. His piece, “Transgression in Common City” for solo Flute was one of the selected pieces for Petrichor Records “Call for Young Iranian Composers” that led to some private lessons with Chaya Czernowin, Reza Vali, Arshia Samsaminia and Mohammad Amin…
Arash Rafiei Biography Arash Rafiei (born 1998) began learning piano at the age of 16 with the help of Sina Dehkordi and later continued with Emad Rismanchian and Niyayesh Javaheri. His interest in composing led him to learn electronic and classical composition with Parsa Shomali, Kiawasch Sahebnasagh, Shahab Sharafi and Sohrab Motabar then working as…
Alireza Haddad Biography B.A. Music composition from Tehran University of Arts. He studied music theory in Behbahan under the supervision of Amir Abbas Hosseini. He started lessons in composition, counterpoint and form in the university with MohammadRezaTafazzoli . Also, he passed various specialized courses under the supervision of professors such as Amir Alavi, Dr. Madjid…
Hamid Karimiyan Biography He starts his career with learning Oud from Hamid Khansari. Then he goes to the Tehran boys music school and starts to focus more on composing with Karen Keyhani, Amirhossein Ramezani and Nima Gouran. He graduated from Tehran boys music school as a top student. He continues his graduation in Art university…
Aref Karimi Biography Aref Karimi is a Tehran-born composer and multi-instrumentalist whose musical foundation began in adolescence. Karimi initiated practical training with the Tombak and Daf at the ages of 10 and 11, respectively, later expanding a performance repertoire to include the Setar at age 17. Demonstrating a definitive commitment to the arts, Karimi transitioned…
Seyed Hossein Aalaei Mousavi Biography Seyed Hossein Alaei Mousavi, is from Tehran, graduated from Tehran University of Arts with a master’s degree in composition. His personal interest in music is in the field of noise art and he follows his personal system in music. He has also worked with Dr. Madjid Tahriri, Nader Mashayekhi, Dr.…
Mahbod Shirvani Website Biography Soheil Zarrinpour (b. 1997) began his musical training at the age of ten, specializing in the piano. He later pursued professional studies at the Tehran University of Art, where he earned a degree in Piano Performance. Beyond his practice as a pianist, Zarrinpour has developed a portfolio as a composer, writing…
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…