Aida Shirazi

Aida Shirazi (b. 1987) is an Iranian composer of acoustic and electroacoustic music. Shirazi was raised in Tehran, where she completed her piano studies before continuing her musical education in Istanbul, California, and Paris. She earned her doctoral degree in composition and music theory from the University of California, Davis. She is a co-founder of the Iranian Female Composers Association, which aims to give a face and voice to silenced composers worldwide.
In her compositions for solo instruments, voice, ensemble, orchestra, and electronics, Shirazi primarily focuses on timbre to organize structures inspired by Persian and other languages and literatures. Shirazi’s music has been featured at numerous festivals and concert series. In late 2022, her concert EXT INC/ REMEMBER ME premiered in Berlin, addressing biodiversity loss while referencing the dying queen of Carthage.