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'''Nazanin Aghakhani''' (born April 22, 1980 in [[Vienna]], [[Austria]])<ref>[http://klassinen.fi/profiili/12832 Nazanin Aghakhani, Klassinen.fi]</ref> is a [[pianist]], [[conducting|orchestra conductor]], and [[composer]]. In 2010 she was nominated Musical Director of the Academic Symphony Orchestra Munich (Akademisches Sinfonieorchester München).<ref name = LIFE/><ref>[http://www.asomuenchen.de/orchestergeschichte/nazanin-aghakhani Nazanin Aghakani, Akademisches Sinfonieorchester München e.V.]</ref><ref name = SCHELLING/>
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'''Nazanin Aghakhani''' ({{lang-fa|نازنین آقاخانی}}, also [[Romanization|Romanized]] as “Nāzanīn Āghākhānī”; born 22 April 1980 in [[Vienna]], [[Austria]])<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://klassinen.fi/profiili/12832 |title=Nazanin Aghakhani, Klassinen.fi |access-date=2013-11-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103080213/http://klassinen.fi/profiili/12832 |archive-date=2013-11-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref> is an [[conducting|orchestral conductor]].


==Life==
Born to a family of [[Persia]]n ancestry, Aghakhani took piano lessons since the age of seven.<ref name = SCHELLING>[http://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/fuerstenfeldbruck/fuerstenfeldbruck-es-gibt-keinen-besseren-platz-1.1415925 Peter Schelling: ''”Es gibt keinen besseren Platz”, Die Dirigentin Nazanin Aghakhani über ihrer Arbeit an der Lortzing-Oper ”Zar und Zimmermann”'', Süddeutsche Zeitung, July 19, 2012]</ref> From the age of twelve, she studied the classical piano at the [[Vienna Conservatory]] with teachers [[Karl Barth]] and [[Meira Farkas]]. At the same time she studied counterpoint and conducting with Thomas Christian David and continued these studies first at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna with Erwin Acel and Leopold Hager, then at Kungliga Musikhögskolan in [[Stockholm]] with [[Jorma Panula]]. In Stockholm, Nazanin Aghakhani started composing [[electro-acoustic music]], instructed by [[Bill Brunson]] and [[Fredrik Hedelin]]. In 2008 Aghakhani finished her Master of Arts degree at the [[Sibelius Academy]], where she studied conducting with [[Leif Segerstam]].<ref name = LIFE>[http://www.nazaninaghakhani.com/life Life, Nazanin Agakhani, retrieved Nov. 2, 2013]</ref><ref>[http://www.nazaninaghakhani.com/press Barbara Doll: ''Musik als Natur, Nazanin Aghakhani dirigiert Leif Segerstams 224. Symphonie'', Süddeutsche Zeitung, April 4, 2011, page R13]</ref>
Born to a family of [[Iran|Iranian]] ancestry, Aghakhani took piano lessons since the age of eight.<ref name = SCHELLING>[http://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/fuerstenfeldbruck/fuerstenfeldbruck-es-gibt-keinen-besseren-platz-1.1415925 Peter Schelling: ''”Es gibt keinen besseren Platz”, Die Dirigentin Nazanin Aghakhani über ihrer Arbeit an der Lortzing-Oper ”Zar und Zimmermann”'', Süddeutsche Zeitung, July 19, 2012]</ref> From the age of twelve, she studied the classical piano at the [[Conservatory of Vienna|Vienna Conservatory]] with Karl Barth, later with [[Meira Farkas]]. At the same age, she started studies on harmony, counterpoint and conducting with Thomas Christian David and continued these studies as a young adult first at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna with Erwin Acel and Leopold Hager, then at Kungliga Musikhögskolan in [[Stockholm]] with [[Jorma Panula]]. In Stockholm, Nazanin Aghakhani studied also [[electro-acoustic music|electro-acoustic composition]], instructed by Bill Brunson and [[Fredrik Hedelin]]. In 2008 Aghakhani finished her Master of Arts degree with distinction at the [[Sibelius Academy]], where she studied orchestral and operatic conducting with [[Leif Segerstam]].<ref name = LIFE>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nazaninaghakhani.com/life |title=Life, Nazanin Agakhani, retrieved Nov. 2, 2013 |access-date=2013-11-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324040939/http://www.nazaninaghakhani.com/life |archive-date=2018-03-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nazaninaghakhani.com/press |title=Barbara Doll: ''Musik als Natur, Nazanin Aghakhani dirigiert Leif Segerstams 224. Symphonie'', Süddeutsche Zeitung, April 4, 2011, page R13 |access-date=November 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313041416/http://www.nazaninaghakhani.com/press |archive-date=March 13, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


Aghakhani has conducted Finnish, Austrian and Swedish orchestras and ensembles. She has tutored Swedish youth orchestras and performed her own compositions throughout Europe. She made her début as a conductor at the Musica Nova Festival in 2007, an annual contemporary music event in Helsinki where she was invited again in 2008 and 2009.<ref name = LIFE/>
She has tutored Swedish youth orchestras and performed her own compositions throughout Europe. She made her début as a conductor at the Musica Nova Festival in 2007, an annual contemporary music event in Helsinki where she was invited again in 2008 and 2009.<ref name = LIFE/>


In 2008, Aghakhani premiered compositions by young European composers at [[Wien Modern]], the Vienna Festival for contemporary music, was a member of the jury at the Ung Nordisk Musik Festival for young Scandinavian composers <ref name = LIFE/> and acted as assistant conductor for Mozart's ''Don Giovanni'' at the [[Salzburg Festival]] in Austria.
In 2008, Aghakhani premiered compositions by young European composers at [[Wien Modern]], the Vienna Festival for contemporary music, was a member of the jury at the Ung Nordisk Musik Festival for young Scandinavian composers<ref name = LIFE/> and acted as assistant conductor for Mozart's ''Don Giovanni'' at the [[Salzburg Festival]] in Austria.


In 2010, Aghakhani became the first female conductor in history to perform in Iran, conducting the [[Tehran Symphony Orchestra]].<ref>[http://iranian.com/main/2010/jul/nazanin-aghakhani.html Iranian of the Day: Nazanin Aghakhani, Iranian.com]</ref>
In 2010, Aghakhani became the first female conductor in history to perform in Iran, conducting the [[Tehran Symphony Orchestra]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://iranian.com/main/2010/jul/nazanin-aghakhani.html |title=Iranian of the Day: Nazanin Aghakhani, Iranian.com |access-date=2013-11-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060412/http://iranian.com/main/2010/jul/nazanin-aghakhani.html |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


From 2010 until 2012, she was the first woman to be the chief conductor of the Akademisches Sinfonie Orchester München, Germany.
In addition to conducting and raising her son born in 2010, Aghakhani has continued to perform as a conductor and as a pianist and recorded several albums of her own compositions, sponsored by Austrian piano maker [[Bösendorfer]]. She lives in Austria with her husband, writer and lawyer [[Friedrich Schwarzinger]].<ref name = LIFE/>

Besides conducting and writing, Aghakhani has recorded several albums as a solo pianist with her own compositions in improvisational form, mainly recorded on [[Bösendorfer|Bösendorfer pianos]].<ref name="LIFE" />


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==External links==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ru2qUmt01xY TV documentary about Nazanin Aghakhani (Farsi with subtitles in English)]


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Latest revision as of 21:11, 18 May 2024

Nazanin Aghakhani
Born (1980-04-22) 22 April 1980 (age 44)
Vienna, Austria
Occupationorchestral conductor

Nazanin Aghakhani (Persian: نازنین آقاخانی, also Romanized as “Nāzanīn Āghākhānī”; born 22 April 1980 in Vienna, Austria)[1] is an orchestral conductor.

Life

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Born to a family of Iranian ancestry, Aghakhani took piano lessons since the age of eight.[2] From the age of twelve, she studied the classical piano at the Vienna Conservatory with Karl Barth, later with Meira Farkas. At the same age, she started studies on harmony, counterpoint and conducting with Thomas Christian David and continued these studies as a young adult first at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna with Erwin Acel and Leopold Hager, then at Kungliga Musikhögskolan in Stockholm with Jorma Panula. In Stockholm, Nazanin Aghakhani studied also electro-acoustic composition, instructed by Bill Brunson and Fredrik Hedelin. In 2008 Aghakhani finished her Master of Arts degree with distinction at the Sibelius Academy, where she studied orchestral and operatic conducting with Leif Segerstam.[3][4]

She has tutored Swedish youth orchestras and performed her own compositions throughout Europe. She made her début as a conductor at the Musica Nova Festival in 2007, an annual contemporary music event in Helsinki where she was invited again in 2008 and 2009.[3]

In 2008, Aghakhani premiered compositions by young European composers at Wien Modern, the Vienna Festival for contemporary music, was a member of the jury at the Ung Nordisk Musik Festival for young Scandinavian composers[3] and acted as assistant conductor for Mozart's Don Giovanni at the Salzburg Festival in Austria.

In 2010, Aghakhani became the first female conductor in history to perform in Iran, conducting the Tehran Symphony Orchestra.[5]

From 2010 until 2012, she was the first woman to be the chief conductor of the Akademisches Sinfonie Orchester München, Germany.

Besides conducting and writing, Aghakhani has recorded several albums as a solo pianist with her own compositions in improvisational form, mainly recorded on Bösendorfer pianos.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Nazanin Aghakhani, Klassinen.fi". Archived from the original on 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
  2. ^ Peter Schelling: ”Es gibt keinen besseren Platz”, Die Dirigentin Nazanin Aghakhani über ihrer Arbeit an der Lortzing-Oper ”Zar und Zimmermann”, Süddeutsche Zeitung, July 19, 2012
  3. ^ a b c d "Life, Nazanin Agakhani, retrieved Nov. 2, 2013". Archived from the original on 2018-03-24. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
  4. ^ "Barbara Doll: Musik als Natur, Nazanin Aghakhani dirigiert Leif Segerstams 224. Symphonie, Süddeutsche Zeitung, April 4, 2011, page R13". Archived from the original on March 13, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
  5. ^ "Iranian of the Day: Nazanin Aghakhani, Iranian.com". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
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