Reza Najfar (born 20 April 1960) is a flute player and composer from
Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...
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Iran
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, living in Austria. Since 1992, he is professor for flute at the
Tiroler Landeskonservatorium in
Innsbruck
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and the
Prayner Konservatorium in
Vienna
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Biography
Najfar studied music and flute in Tehran, Utrecht and Vienna.
During his studies, he was employed as a solo-flautist at the United Stages Vienna (Vereinigte Bühnen Wien).
Career
In 2008, Reza Najfar won the "Persian Golden Lioness Award", in the category "Award for Excellence in Music", from the World Academy of Arts, Literature and Media (WAALM), which is located in London.
Discography
* Serenata Italiana (with Esther Schobel, guitar) (1996)
* Divertimento Italiano (with Alexander Swete, guitar) (1998)
* The Magic Alto Flute (with Erich Faltermeier, piano) (1997)
* Tango Appassionato (with Alexander Swete, guitar) (1999)
* The Rare Encore (with Megumi Otsuka, piano) (2001)
* The Other Chopin (with Fausto Quintabà, piano) (2009)
* Slow Motion (with Fausto Quintabà, piano) (2011)
* Rare Encores (with Megumi Otsuka, piano) (2017)
* Bach & Bach (alto flute, solo) (2019)
References
External links
Official WebsiteSpotify Page
Iranian flautists
Living people
1960 births
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