🌟 Alireza Motevaseli Invited to Crescendo Summer Music Institute 2025 for the Fourth Time Iranian composer and bassoonist Alireza Motevaseli has been invited for the fourth consecutive year to the Crescendo Summer Music Institute (CSI) 2025 as an International Ambassador Artist. The festival, held under the supervision of the Liszt Academy of Music, celebrated its…

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🎻 Principal Conductor & Music Director — Caspian String Orchestra (Since 2022) Since 2022, Alireza Motevaseli has served as Principal Conductor and Music Director of the Caspian String Orchestra, leading the ensemble in performances of classical, contemporary, and Iranian repertoire. In this role, he oversees artistic programming, rehearsal direction, and collaborative projects with soloists and…

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Alireza Motevaseli Guest Conductor at Rasaneh Honar Orchestra, April 2025 Iranian composer and bassoonist Alireza Motevaseli served as Guest Conductor of the Rasaneh Honar Orchestra in April 2025, leading a diverse program that showcased both classical and contemporary repertoire. The concert was held at Honar Palace in Tehran and organized by the Aleph Foundation, an…

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Afagh by Alireza Motevaseli Performed at Yale School of Music Iranian composer Alireza Motevaseli’s composition Afagh for solo bassoon and strings was performed for the second time at the Yale School of Music by bassoonist Darius Farhoumand. The piece was originally premiered by Farhoumand at New York University in 2021, and this performance at Yale…

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Tehran Symphony & St. Petersburg Orchestra Collaboration — February 2025 On February 24, 2025, the Tehran Symphony Orchestra joined forces with the Modern Chamber Orchestra of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic for a joint concert at Vahdat Hall in Tehran. The event was conducted by Yaroslav Zaboyarkin and was part of the cultural project “Musical Bridge:…

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Alireza Motevaseli Performs Sonatine for Bassoon & Piano at János Vajda 75th Anniversary Celebration in Hungary-Aug 2024 In Hungary, a dedicated recital celebrated the 75th anniversary of the renowned composer János Vajda. Among the featured performers was Iranian bassoonist Alireza Motevaseli, who performed as soloist. Motevaseli presented Vajda’s Sonatine for Bassoon & Piano, bringing the…

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🌟 Alireza Motevaseli at Crescendo Summer Music Institute July 2024 Iranian composer and bassoonist Alireza Motevaseli has been invited for the third time to the Crescendo Summer Music Institute (CSI) 2024 as an International Ambassador Artist. CSI brings together emerging musicians and professional artists from around the world for collaboration, performance, and masterclasses in an…

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📰 Alireza Motevaseli Featured in IDRS Interview, Vol. 46, No. 4 (2023) Iranian bassoonist and composer Alireza Motevaseli was featured in an in-depth interview with Terry Ewell, published in Volume 46, Number 4 (2023) of the IDRS Journal (International Double Reed Society). In the interview, Motevaseli discusses: This publication provides insight into Motevaseli’s dual career…

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I proudly announce that I’ve been invited to the Crescendo Summer Music Institute 2023 for the 2nd Time! Hopefully, I will have the Honor to meet my master Dr. Terry B. Ewell and also the administrator of the festival “Beat Rink”. also I will have the opportunity to collaborate as the principal bassoon in the…

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Premiering The Mourning Dance by Alireza Motevaseli — SDSO, 2023 On April 26, 2023, the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Delta David Gier (SDSO) presented The Mourning Dance (for chamber orchestra) by Iranian composer Alireza Motevaseli (b. 1992) as part of its Bridging Cultures concert series. The performance took place at the…

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