Composer, ECU member since 2026Born on 13.07.1993
Alireza Farajianhamedani (1993) is an Iranian-born composer based in Estonia, whose body of work encompasses orchestral, ensemble, chamber, film, and theatre music. His compositions have been performed by various renowned ensembles and orchestras, including the Arditti Quartet, U Ensemble, Ludensemble, Ensemble for New Music Tallinn, and the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra (ERSO). He has also collaborated with ensembles such as Broken Frame Syndicate (Germany), Fontanamix (Italy), and Fractales (Belgium).
Farajianhamedani is a laureate of international competitions, having won first prize at the Premio Natalino Corazza (2019) and the Premio Alberghini (2021). In 2023, his film music was recognized with the Best Original Score award at the Iranian Youth Film Festival.
He graduated from the G. B. Martini Conservatory in Bologna, specializing in applied music, and holds both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in composition from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (EAMT)—the latter earned *cum laude*. His mentors include Toivo Tulev and Helena Tulve. He has also participated in masterclasses led by Chaya Czernowin, Marc Sabat, Pēteris Vasks, and Salvatore Sciarrino.
In addition to his work as a composer, he is active in the field of contemporary music as an organizer and producer; he is also the initiator and organizer of the EAMT Composition Competition (EMTAHK).
Important works and creative achievements:
Garbled Murmur, as delirium at the threshold of death
String Quartet No. 2 (“La pace, La Luce, Senza Luce, La mela, Senza pace”)
Some Kind of Peace – For Kamancheh and Orchestra
L’armonia orizzontale; Spettro esteso
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