Flute Recital – Tehran

Mehdi Khayami, was born in Abadan (Iran) in 1980. He began studying music with his grand father at the age of 5. He studied piano with Andreh Moradian, Gagik Babayan, and composition with Kambiz Roshanravan. At the same time, he studied Setar, an Iranian traditional instrument, with Behrooz Hemati.
In 2006 he moved to Milan where he graduated in the first and second level diploma (bachelor and master degree) of composition with the highest final grade 110/110, Cum Laude with Alessandro Solbiati at the Conservatory “G.Verdi” of Milan. In 2013 he was awarded the Diploma of Specialization in the composition course held by Ivan Fedele at the National Academy of Santa Cecilia in Rome.

Rouzbeh Rafie is a composer originally from Iran and currently based in the Netherlands. Rafie draws inspiration from a diverse range of sources including literature, folk music, and scientific-mathematical notions such as chaos theory. His compositions aim to capture the intricate nature of memory, exploring concepts such as archetypes, remembrance, and the perception of time. Rafie’s artistic pursuit is influenced by his exploration of these various sources, allowing him to create a sound that seeks to be  both ancient and contemporary.

Born in 1993, Amin Sharifi is an accomplished contemporary composer from Iran. His music has been performed in various countries, including the United States, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Russia, Canada, Poland, the Czech Republic, and his home country of Iran. Sharifi has been praised for his creativity and artistic flair, with Kathleen Supove, a renowned contemporary music pianist, describing his work as “creative, individualistic, artistic,” while the Memphis Daily News labeled it the “product of an unbridled imagination.”

Dr. Kelariz Keshavarz is an Assistant Professor of Flute at Western Carolina University with a distinguished career marked by innovative interdisciplinary projects, a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and significant contributions to contemporary music. Her devotion to her craft is manifest in her various roles as a solo performer, curator, adjudicator, composer, and pedagogue, and she brings to each a passion for fostering understanding and appreciation of music’s rich and diverse tapestry.

Nima A Rowshan (b.1985) began studying music by playing the piano. By entering the Art university of Tehran in 2005, he studied with “Hamed Mohajer” and in the same time he started composition experimentally and through studying the great composers. Nima later attended master classes of “Alireza Mashayekhi”. He co-founded “Ensemble-M” in 2006 to perform & introduce contemporary classical music in Iran. In 2009 he decided to pursue further studies with “Michel Merlet” at the “ècole normale de musique de Paris”.