Seyed Mehdi Hosseini Bami (born July 10, 1979; Persian: سید مهدی حسینی بمی) is a
Persian composer
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Etymology and Defi ...
of
contemporary classical music
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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,
Lemanic Modern Ensemble
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Biography
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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
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1979 births
Iranian classical composers
Living people
Persian classical musicians