Alireza Mashayekhi

Alireza Mashayekhi (born 1940) is a notable Iranian

musician, composer and conductor. He is one of the rst
Iranian composers who has pioneered Persian Symphonic
Music.

In 2007, Sub Rosa (label) released a double-disc anthology titled Persian Electronic Music: Yesterday and Today 19662006, which included classic compositions of
Mashayekhis work along with Ata Ebtekar. In 2009,
Brandon Nickells Isounderscore label released the vinyl
double LP Ata Ebtekar & The Iranian Orchestra for New
Music Performing Works of Alireza Mashayekhi Orna1 Early life
mental. Mashayekhi granted Ebtekar full creative freedom to work with the Iranian Orchestra for New Music to
He was born in Tehran in 1940. His rst teacharrange and transform Mashayekhis compositions.
ers were Lotfollah Mofakham Payan (Iranian music),
Hossein Nasehi (composition) and Ophelia Kombajian
(piano). He then pursued his passion for music in Vienna.
His teachers in Vienna include Hanns Jelinek and Karl 3 Works
Schiske.
After completing his studies at the University of Mu- 3.1 Albums
sic and Performing Arts, Vienna, he went to Utrecht,
Mahoor Institute of Culture and Art, CD-145
the Netherlands, to pursue his study of electronic and
computer music, which included attending lectures by
Symphony No. 2 Tehran, op. 57
Gottfried Michael Koenig.[1]
Tehran Symphony Orchestra, Farhad Meshkat
cond., live at Vahdat Hall, Tehran, Mar. 1977

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, op. 96

Tehran Symphony, Edo Mii cond., Maziar
Zahiroddini violin, live at Vahdat Hall,
Tehran, Oct. 1998

Career

Nous ne verrons jamais les jardins de

Nishapour, op. 56
NIRT Chamber Orchestra, Ivo Malec cond.,
Pari Barkeshli pianos, live at City Theatre
Tehran, Tehran, Apr. 1978
Shahrzad: Nine Movements for Piano, Op. 115
Piano by Farimah Ghavamsadri[3]
An Old Fashioned Symphony for Computer (Symphony No. 3), Op. 76[4]
Symphony No. 4 (Zagros), Op. 103
National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine,
conducted by Vladimir Sirenko[5]
Symphony No. 5 (Persian), Op. 112
Alireza Mashayekhi at the 30th Fajr International Music Festival

National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine,

conducted by Vladimir Sirenko[6]

In 1993, with cooperation of the pianist Farima GhavamSadri, Mashayekhi founded Tehran Contemporary Music
Group. He also established the Iranian Orchestra for New
Music, in 1995.[2] This orchestra alongside many concerts
in Tehran, produced its rst CD in 2002, which was released by Hermes Records.

Music for Piano

Piano: Farimah Ghavamsadri[7]
Happy Electronic Sounds[8]
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Ravi-Azar-Kimia music Institute
White Cactus

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Books

Modal Counterpoint
Tonal Counterpoint: Bach Composition
Harmony: Classical Composition
All Those Years without Memory

Notes

[1] See Bob Gluck, A New East-West Synthesis: Conversations with Iranian Composer Alireza Mashayekhi.
[2] Ibid.
[3] Shahrzad (CD). Tehran: Tehran University. 2004.
[4] Symphony No. 3 (CD). Tehran: Hermes Records. 2007.
[5] Symphony No. 4 (CD). Tehran: Music Center of Hozeh
Honari. 2007.
[6] Symphony No. 5 (CD). Tehran: Music Center of Hozeh
Honari. 2009.
[7] Music for Piano (CD). Tehran: Hermes Records. 2004.
[8] Happy Electronic Sounds (CD). Tehran: Musical Center
of Hozeyeh Honari. 2005.

References
Gluck, Bob.
A New East-West Synthesis:
Conversations with Iranian Composer Alireza
Mashayekhi. eContact! 14.4 TES 2011: Toronto
Electroacoustic Symposium / Symposium lectroacoustique de Toronto (March 2013). Montral:
CEC.

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