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 The world premiere of composer Mehdi Hosseini’s composition “Monodies” 

The world premiere of composer Mehdi Hosseini’s composition “Monodies”

The world premiere of  “Monodies” will take place on the 21st November as part of the opening day of the 23rd Annual International New Music Festival “Sound Ways”, in the Glinka Hall of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra. The work will be performed by the Sound Ways New Music Ensemble…

Performance of the works of composer Mehdi Hosseni on the “International St. Petersburg Day of Music”

Mehdi Hosseini

On the 1st of October 2011 on the International Day of Music in St. Petersburg, Russia, the music of Iranian composer Mehdi Hosseni will be performed. His Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra will be conducted by Igor Ponomarenko (Russia).

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Mehdi Hosseini at Sound Ways Festival

Mehdi Hosseini at Sound Ways Festival

«Pause» by Iranian composer Mehdi Hosseini will be performed at the opening concert of the 22th Sound Ways Festival of New Music on the 21st of November at St-Petersburg State Philharmonic Hall. This work explores the topic of «Chekhov's Silent Dramaturgy», in accordance with the opening concert programme being dedicated to Chekhov's 150th anniversary....

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“Chahargah” by Mehdi Hosseini

“Chahargah” by Mehdi Hosseini

Piano performance by Ivan Alexanrdov, Thursday, Nov 11, 2010 Chahargah is one of the seven Dastgāhs of Persian Music (Classically, Persian Music is organized into seven Dastgāhs and five Āvāzes, however from a merely technical point of view; one can consider them as an ensemble of 12 Dastgāhs). Chahargah is one numeral...

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Mehdi Hosseini in St. Petersburg Philharmonic Hall

Mehdi Hosseini in St. Petersburg Philharmonic Hall

On 23 and 27 June II International music festival “Contemporary past” will be held in St. Petersburg state philharmonic hall where 2 pieces by Iranian composer Mehdi Hosseini will be represented. On 27 June another premiere opus by Mehdi Hosseini based on Unfinished draft, a poem by Vladimir Nabokov, will be performed by Avant-garde and...

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Mehdi Hosseini in Music festival “Contemporary past”

Mehdi Hosseini in Music festival “Contemporary past”

On 23 and 27 June II International music festival “Contemporary past” will be held in St. Petersburg state philharmonic hall where 2 pieces by Iranian composer Mehdi Hosseini will be represented. On 23 June the famous St. Petersburg pianist Alexey Glazkov will play for the first time Chahargah along with music by other guest composers...

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The World premiere of Concerto for String Quartet and Chamber Orchestra by Mehdi Hosseini

The World premiere of Concerto for String Quartet and Chamber Orchestra by Mehdi Hosseini

The World premiere of Concerto for String Quartet and Chamber Orchestra by Mehdi Hosseini, will be performed on 22 May 2010 in the State Saint-Petersburg State Philharmonia hall by Symphony Orchestra of the Saint-Petersburg State Philharmonic and is to be conducted by Brad Cawyer, an American conductor based in Saint Petersburg. The world premiere of...

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Mehdi Hosseini in 45th International festival “St. Petersburg Musical Spring”

Mehdi Hosseini in 45th International festival “St. Petersburg Musical Spring”

Iranian composer Mehdi Hosseini will present his Terio “Peshtpa” in 45th international music festival “ST. PETERSBURG MUSICAL SPRING”. The composition, scored for Oboe, Bass Clarinet, and Violoncello and based on The Peshtpa by Mehdi Hosseini was completed in 2009. It is based on Kurdish Music. The work is scored for Oboe, Bass Clarinet, and Violoncello. The...

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Mehdi Hosseini Presenting “Taleshi Hava” in memory of Italian composer “Luigi Nono”

Mehdi Hosseini Presenting “Taleshi Hava” in memory of Italian composer “Luigi Nono”

On the 8th of April, 2010 at the Chamber hall of Saint-Petersburg State Conservatory the “Taleshi Hava” which scored for Violin and Bassoon will be performed on a program that is dedicated to the memory of Italian composer “Luigi Nono”. This composition work of Iranian composer Mehdi Hosseini was written in 2010, uses music of...

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Mehdi Hosseini in chamber concert in House of Composers St. Petersburg

Mehdi Hosseini in chamber concert in House of Composers St. Petersburg

A work which combines Persian regional music and the academic avant-garde is to be presented by the St. Petersburg Composers Union's Association of Contemporary Music. The composition, entitled Taleshi Hava, which is for bassoon and violin and was written by Mehdi Hosseini in 2010, uses music of the north-western Iranian Talishi people. The program...

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