Amir Pourkhalaji

Amir Pourkhalaji
امیر پورخلجی
Amir Pourkhalaji conducting Prague Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
Amir Pourkhalaji conducting Prague Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
Background information
Born (1983-01-09) January 9, 1983 (age 43)
Tehran
OriginIranian
GenresClassical music, Persian symphonic music
OccupationComposer
InstrumentViolin
Websiteamirpourkhalaji.com

Amir Pourkhalaji (Persian: امیر پورخلجی) (born 9 January 1983)[1] is an Iranian music composer and conductor.[2][3][4][5]

Early life

He was born in 1983 in Tehran, Iran. He took up music as a child, playing the violin.[6]After completing his undergraduate studies, he entered the University of Art, where he graduated with a master's degree in composition in 2009.[7][8]

Musical career

Pourkhalaji has composed works for contemporary orchestral and film music. He has collaborated with several orchestras, including the National Orchestra of Iran,[9] the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine,[10] the Prague Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra,[3] the Rousse Philharmonic Orchestra,[11] and the Tehran Symphony Orchestra. His works have been performed at international festivals such as the Tirgan Festival in Canada and the Fajr Music Festival in Iran, where he received the Barbad Award for Best Composer in 2021.[12][13][14]

His orchestral compositions include Arash the Archer Suite,[15] Hafez Opera[16], and Twelve Faces Battle, which integrate Persian musical elements with large-scale symphonic structures. In addition to orchestral music, he has composed film scores for short films and animations such as "Light Sight",[17][18][19] "One Person",[20] and "Crab", which have received recognition at international festivals.

Discography

Year Album title Genre Composer Conductor Performed by Recorded at/in Published by
2024 Arash the Archer Persian symphonic music Amir Pourkhalaji Volodymyr Sirenko National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine Ukraine (Kiev – 2009) Global Digital Platforms
2024 Gisu Boran Persian classical music Amir Pourkhalaji – Amir Pourkhalaji 2024 Global Digital Platforms
2021 Hafez (opera) Persian symphonic music Amir Pourkhalaji Amir Pourkhalaji Vocal: Alireza Ghorbani, Ali Zand Vakili, Sahar Mohammadi and … 2012 Neydavood
2021 Iranian New Waves[21] Contemporary music This album is a collection of new works for solo flute by distinguished Iranian composers who have significantly influenced the development of contemporary concert music in Iran. – Flute: Kelariz Keshavarz 2020-2021 Petrichor Records in USA
2017 Ashegh Kist

(Who is in love)[22][23][24]

Persian symphonic music (based on Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr poems) Amir Pourkhalaji Amir Pourkhalaji Vocal: Shahram Nazeri

Prague Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra

Czech TV Music Studio-2016 Pardis Records
2015 Creation

(Creation Symphonic Suite & Twelve Faces Battle)

Persian symphonic music (based on Shahnameh (Epic of Kings) of Ferdowsi) Amir Pourkhalaji Amir Pourkhalaji Rousse Philharmonic Orchestra Rousse Philharmonic Hall (Bulgaria) Pardis Records
2015 Eyes Shut Minimal – New-age music Amir Pourkhalaji – Piano:

Amir Pourkhalaji

– Hermes Records

Concert

The National Orchestra of Iran performed Rostamzad, composed and conducted by Amir Pourkhalaji and narrated by Baran Nikrah, over two nights at Vahdat Hall 29 and 30, 2025.[4]

The ballet Arash the Archer, composed by Amir Pourkhalaji, was performed by the Iranian National Ballet Company and choreographed by Nima Kian[25] at the Tirgan Festival in Toronto, Canada (August 2015).[26]

The world concert tour of Mohammad-Reza Shajarian visited Europe, the United States, and Canada, with orchestral arrangements by Amir Pourkhalaji and David Garner.[27]

Movies

  • Musical arrangement for "Aquatic" 2023 short film/animation directed by Shiva Sadegh Asadi[28][29]
  • Musical arrangement for Stain[30][31] 2022 Short film/Animation directed by Shiva Sadegh Asadi

Books

  • Twelve Etudes for Viola (2022 – Nayoney Publication)[32][33][34]
  • Thirty Etudes for Viola (2024 – Nayoney Publication)[35][36]

Awards and nominations

  • Winner of the Barbad Award for Best Composer in the Contemporary Orchestral  Music category, 36th International Fajr Music Festival (Iran, 2021)[13]
  • Award winner, best original score "One Person" (Nahal International Short Film Festival, 2019)[20]

References

  1. ^ "معرفی «امیر پورخلجی»" [Introducing Amir Pourkhalaji]. فروشگاه اینترنتی ایران کتاب (in Persian). Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  2. ^ "اهدای جایزه موسیقی فستیوال جهانی پنج ‌قاره به آهنگساز ایرانی".
  3. ^ a b "با موسیقی و رهبر ارکستری امیر پورخلجی".
  4. ^ a b "'Rostamzad' musical concert in Tehran".
  5. ^ "Shahram Nazeri Releases New Album".
  6. ^ "«عاشق کیست» با صدای شهرام ناظری منتشر می‌شود – تسنیم".
  7. ^ "امیر پورخلجی".
  8. ^ "solartnews.com".
  9. ^ "'Rostamzad' musical concert in Tehran".
  10. ^ "سوئیت سمفونی آرش کمان گیر منتشر شد".
  11. ^ "ارکستر بلغارستان داستانی از شاهنامه را نواخت/ نبرد دوازده رخ".
  12. ^ "Fajr Music Festival announces winners". ifilm-آفیلم. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  13. ^ a b "36th Fajr Music Festival announces winners". Iran Art news agency. Tehran. 23 February 2021. Archived from the original on 20 April 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  14. ^ "36th Fajr Music Festival honors winners". Tehran Times. Tehran. 23 February 2021. Archived from the original on 22 July 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  15. ^ "سمفونی «آرش کمانگیر» جهانی شد/ نگارش یک کتاب برای «ویولا»".
  16. ^ "موسیقی اپرای «حافظ» چگونه ساخته شد/ همکاری با ۱۴ خواننده مهم".
  17. ^ "'Light Sight' composer wins Five Continents award".
  18. ^ "fidanfilm.ir".
  19. ^ "article.tebyan.net".
  20. ^ a b "iycs.ir".
  21. ^ "Iranian New Waves".
  22. ^ "Ashegh Kist (Who is in Love) Shahram Nazeri". Pardis Records.
  23. ^ "Shahram Nazeri – Who Is in Love – WOMEX".
  24. ^ "Shahram Nazeri unveils new album in Niavaran Cultural House".
  25. ^ Darius Kadivar (2003-01-04). "A dialogue in art". iranian.com.
  26. ^ "Les Ballets Persans | Tirgan". tirgan.ca.
  27. ^ "A major event in Persian culture to welcome Nowruz (Persian New Year)".
  28. ^ "The Complete Program of Animaphix Film Festival – At Villa Cattolica from July 22 to 28, 2024".
  29. ^ "Aquatic".
  30. ^ "Annecy > About > Archives > 2022 > Official Selection > Film Index".
  31. ^ "Stain".
  32. ^ 12 Etudes for Viola (Pourkhalaji, Amir): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
  33. ^ "کتاب دوازده اتود برای ویولا اثر امیر پورخلجی | ایران کتاب".
  34. ^ "کتاب دوازده اتود برای ویولا".
  35. ^ "کتاب سی اتود برای ویولا".
  36. ^ 30 Etudes for Viola (Pourkhalaji, Amir): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
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