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Seyed Mehdi Hosseini Bami (born July 10, 1979; Persian: سید مهدی حسینی بمی) is a Persian
composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...
of
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Biography

Hosseini was born in Tehran, Iran, and received his master's degree and Doctor of Music degree (DMA) in Composition from Saint Petersburg State Conservatory, named after N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov. His major teachers include
Farhad Fakhreddini Farhad Fakhreddini ( fa, فرهاد فخرالدینی; born 11 March 1938 in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan) is a renowned Iranian composer, conductor and founder of Iran’s National Orchestra. He led Iran's Radio and Television Orchestra from 19 ...
, Prof. Alexander Minatsakanian, Prof. Nigel Osborne and Prof. Sergei Slonimsky in composition, and Professor
Tatiana Bershadskaya Tatiana Sergeevna Bershadskaya (4 July 1921 – 8 May 2021, Russian: Бершадская Татьяна Сергеевна) was a Russian musicologist, music theorist, doctor of arts and professor of the Saint Petersburg State Conservatory. ...
in Musicology. His early musical experiences included from 1998–2001, where he studying music theory, Persian music and composition with Farhad Fakhreddini in Tehran. Hosseini then entered the Saint Petersburg State Conservatory in 2001 where he under the guidance of Prof. Tatiana Bershadskaya studied musicology and composition with Prof. Mnatsakanian and continued postgraduate course with the composer Sergei Slonimsky. Mehdi Hosseini completed a composition course from the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna in 2007 during the summer courses at Mürzzuschlag, Austria where he studied with Nigel Osborne. Hosseini’s compositions include works for large orchestra, chamber orchestra, and various ensembles and has been performed and recorded by orchestras and ensembles such as the St. Petersburg State Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, the Saint Petersburg Academic Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra of the Opera and Ballet Theatre of the St. Petersburg State Conservatory, North-Ossetian State Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble intercontemporain, Namascae,
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, PluralEnsemble, Ensemble Proton Bern, Studio for New Music Ensemble, Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble, GAMEnsemble and more. His works have been published by the Compozitor Publishing House (Russia), and Donemus (Netherlands). In the last few years, He was the focus of attention in Russia as a composer. and his works are performed during such festivals as St. Petersburg Musical Spring, Contemporary East and West, Contemporary Past, A Reverse Perspective, Trajectories of Petersburg Avant-Garde, Sound Ways, Moscow Autumn, Moscow Actual Music Festival “Another Space” and others. His music is played in Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg and Moscow Conservatories, Saint Petersburg and Moscow Philharmonics. Mehdi Hosseini made an invaluable contribution to the development of the St. Petersburg cultural scene in 2011 when he opened the Saint Petersburg Contemporary Music Center “reMusik.org” and in 2013, he founded the St. Petersburg International New Music Festival. "City Alive with the Sound of reMusik.org"
''The St. Petersburg Times. May 22, 2013 (Issue # 1760)''


Compositions

* ''
Symphony of Monody The ''Symphony of Monody'' is a 2005 composition by the Persian composer Mehdi Hosseini, performed and recorded in Saint Petersburg on 3 June 2007 by the Saint Petersburg Academic Symphony Orchestra The Saint Petersburg Academic Symphony Orchestra ( ...
'' (2005); *
Concerto for String Quartet and Chamber Orchestra Concerto for String Quartet and Chamber Orchestra (2008) is a composition by Persian composer Mehdi Hosseini. It was premiered in Saint-Petersburg on 23 May 2010 by the Saint-Petersburg State Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra conducted by Brad Cawye ...
(2008) * ''
The Baluch Seyed Mehdi Hosseini Bami (born July 10, 1979; Persian: سید مهدی حسینی بمی) is a Persian composer of contemporary classical music. Biography Hosseini was born in Tehran, Iran, and received his master's degree and Doctor of Music ...
'' (2009), for alto flute, contrabassoon, horn, xylophone, violin and cello * ''
Peshtpa ''Peshtpa'' is a musical composition by the Iranian composer Mehdi Hosseini completed in 2009. It is based on Kurdish Music. The work is scored for an oboe, bass clarinet, and violoncello. The Trio presented at the International Conference A REVE ...
'' (2009), for oboe, Bass clarinet and violoncello * ''
Taleshi Hava Seyed Mehdi Hosseini Bami (born July 10, 1979; Persian: سید مهدی حسینی بمی) is a Persian composer of contemporary classical music. Biography Hosseini was born in Tehran, Iran, and received his master's degree and Doctor of Music ...
'' (2010), for solo violin and bassoon * ''An Unfinished Draft'' (2010), for flute, clarinet, piano, violin, violoncello and baritone * ''Pause'' (2010), for flute, clarinet, piano, violin, violoncello and tubular bells * ''Monodies'' (2011), for flute, clarinet, piano, violin and violoncello * ''Hesar'' (2013), for symphony orchestra * ''Abkenari'' (2013), for flute, clarinet, violin and cello * ''Sarbang'' (2014), for flute, oboe, clarinet (Bb), trombone, piano, percussions, violin, viola and cello * ''Marsiehâ-ye Khâk'' (2014), for Symphony Orchestra * ''Inertia'' (2014), for clarinet/bass clarinet, piano, violin and cello * ''Sârukhâni'' (2016), for ensemble


Awards

* Best Classical Album of the Year (2013), From Iranian House of Music


Footnotes


References


The Moscow Times The Tehran Times The Saint-Petersburg Times


External links


Mehdi Hosseini
official site (monodies.com)
Interview with Mehdi Hosseini, The St.Petersburg Times
August 15, 2012 (Issue # 1722).
Interview with Mehdi Hosseini, Epoch Times - New York 2009 Interview with Mehdi Hosseini, ON – Neue Musik Köln, February 2021 Compozitor Publishing House - Russia Donemus Publishing - Netherlands


See also

* :Compositions by Mehdi Hosseini * Music of Iran * Persian symphonic music {{DEFAULTSORT:Hosseini, Mehdi 1979 births Iranian classical composers Living people Persian classical musicians