Mehdi Hosseini
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Seyed Mehdi Hosseini Bami (born July 1979, Persia, Tehran
, Persian: سید مهدی حسینی بمی) is a contemporary Persian
composer
and Musicologist.
His major teachers include Farhad Fakhreddini
, Prof. Alexander Minatsakanian, Prof. Nigel Osborne
and Prof. Sergei Slonimsky
in composition, and Professor Tatiana Bershadskaya
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 Bershtadskaya studied musicology and composition with Prof. Minatsakanian 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, voice, solo piano and various ensembles and has been performed and recorded by the Saint Petersburg Academic Symphony Orchestra
and the Saint-Petersburg State Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
.
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.
In 2010 Mehdi Hosseini founded the "Saint-Petersburg Contemporary Music Center" for new music, which engages an ongoing program of development work to promote new Russian music at home and abroad.
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
, Persian: سید مهدی حسینی بمی) is a contemporary Persian
Persian people
The Persian people are part of the Iranian peoples who speak the modern Persian language and closely akin Iranian dialects and languages. The origin of the ethnic Iranian/Persian peoples are traced to the Ancient Iranian peoples, who were part of the ancient Indo-Iranians and themselves part of...
composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and Musicologist.
Biography
Hosseini received his Masters 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
Farhad Fakhreddini is a renowned Iranian composer, conductor and founder of Iran’s National Orchestra.Fakhreddini has composed music for some of Fereydoon Moshiri's poetry....
, Prof. Alexander Minatsakanian, Prof. Nigel Osborne
Nigel Osborne
Nigel Osborne MBE, FRCM is a British composer.He serves as Reid Professor of music at the University of Edinburgh and has been teaching at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover.He studied composition with Kenneth Leighton ,...
and Prof. Sergei Slonimsky
Sergei Slonimsky
Sergei Mikhailovich Slonimsky is a Russian and Soviet composer, pianist and musicologist.-Biography:He is a son of Soviet writer Mikhail Slonimsky and a nephew of the Russian-American composer Nicolas Slonimsky. He studied at the Musical College in Moscow from 1943 until 1950. From 1950 Slonimsky...
in composition, and Professor Tatiana Bershadskaya
Tatiana Bershadskaya
Tatiana Sergeevna Bershadskaya is a famous Russian musicologist, music theorist, doctor of arts and professor of the Saint Petersburg State Conservatory. She has a title of the Honored Art Worker of Russia.-External links:***...
in Musicology.
His early musical experiences included from 1998–2001, where he studying music theory, Persian music
Persian music
Persian traditional music is the traditional and indigenous music of Iran: mūsīqī, the science and art of music, and moosiqi, the sound and performance of music .-Origins:Archeological evidence reveals musical instruments that were...
and composition with Farhad Fakhreddini in Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
. Hosseini then entered the Saint-Petersburg State Conservatory in 2001 where he under the guidance of Prof. Tatiana Bershtadskaya studied musicology and composition with Prof. Minatsakanian 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
Mürzzuschlag
Mürzzuschlag is a town in northeastern Styria, Austria, the capital of the Mürzzuschlag District. It is located on the Mürz river near the Semmering Pass, the border with the state of Lower Austria, about southwest of Vienna. The population is 8,745...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
where he studied with Nigel Osborne.
Hosseini’s compositions include works for large orchestra, chamber orchestra, voice, solo piano and various ensembles and has been performed and recorded by the Saint Petersburg Academic Symphony Orchestra
Saint Petersburg Academic Symphony Orchestra
The Saint Petersburg Academic Symphony Orchestra , founded in 1931, is one of the two symphony orchetras belonging to the Saint Petersburg Philharmonia society, the other being the more famous Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, founded in the 19th century.The Saint Petersburg Academic...
and the Saint-Petersburg State Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Saint Petersburg Philharmonia
Saint Petersburg Philharmonia is a music society located in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and is the name of the building where it is housed. The Bolshoi Zal of this building is one of the best known music halls in Russia. Also there is another one building of Saint Petersburg Philarmonic Society:...
.
He was the focus of attention in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
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.
In 2010 Mehdi Hosseini founded the "Saint-Petersburg Contemporary Music Center" for new music, which engages an ongoing program of development work to promote new Russian music at home and abroad.
Selected Compositions
- The Varshan
- Turkman Sonata
- The Sangin Sama
- String Quartet N.1
- Symphony of MonodySymphony of MonodySymphony of Monody by Persian composer Mehdi Hosseini performed and recorded in Saint Petersburg, 3 Jun 2007, by the Saint Petersburg Academic Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Daniel Black.This work based on folk music material of Lorestan....
- String Quartet N.2
- Concerto for String Quartet and Chamber OrchestraConcerto for String Quartet and Chamber OrchestraConcerto for String Quartet and Chamber Orchestra by Persian composer Mehdi Hosseini performed in Saint-Petersburg, 23 May 2010, by the Saint-Petersburg State Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra conducted by Brad Cawyer. This work is dedicated to Nigel Osborne....
- The Hafez
- The BaluchThe BaluchBaluch is a composition by Iranian Composer Mehdi Hosseini for six instruments, written in 2009. It is in three movements and inspired by Persian folk music....
- PeshtpaPeshtpaThe Peshtpa by Iranian Composer Mehdi Hosseini was completed in 2009. It is based on Kurdish Music. The work is scored for Oboe, Bass Clarinet, and Violoncello....
- Taleshi HavaTaleshi HavaTaleshi Hava is a piece for violin and bassoon by the Iranian composer Mehdi Hosseini, and is based on the music of the northwestern Iranian Taleshi tribesmen. This composition was written in 2010 and has been recorded first time on the 9th of April 2010 by Raisa Ulumbekova and Konstantin...
- The Chahargah
- An Unfinished Draft
- The Pause
External links
- Mehdi Hosseini official site (monodies.com)
- Composers's home page
- Interview with Mehdi Hosseini, Epoch Times - New York
- Compozitor Publishing House of Saint-Petersburg presents collection of composition works by Mehdi Hosseini
See also
- Music of IranMusic of IranThe music of Iran has thousands of years of history, as seen in the archeological documents of Elam, one of the earliest world cultures,which was located in southwestern Iran...
- Persian symphonic musicPersian Symphonic MusicPersian symphonic music generally refers to the pieces by the Persian composers which have been composed for Western ensembles and orchestras, mostly based on the Persian folk and classical melodies...