Alireza Motevaseli
Alireza Motevaseli علیرضا متوسلی داراب
Alireza Motevaseli Darab | |
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 Alireza Motevaseli (Composer ,Pianist, Bassoonist) | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 9 February 1992 |
| Origin | Tehran, Iran |
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| Occupations | Conductor_(music),Composer,arranger, bassoonist, pianist |
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| Years active | 2003 – present |
| Website | fagott |
Alireza Motevaseli (Persian علیرضا متوسلی born 9 February 1992) is an Iranian musician.
He works as a conductor, composer, bassoonist, and pianist.
Early life
He was born in Tehran, Iran. He earned a Master of Arts in Music from the Art University of Tehran, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Orchestral Conducting. He is also a composer, bassoonist, and pianist.
He began studying music in 2002 by learning bassoon at the Television & Radio of the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRIB) Music School. He studied bassoon performance under notable instructors such as Terry B. Ewell (US), Alireza Sheibani, and Taghi Zarrabi.
He has been the music director and chief conductor of the Caspian Orchestra since 2022.[1]
Since 2019, he has collaborated as a conductor with several distinguished Iranian orchestras, including the Roudaki Foundation, the Youth Orchestra, Raga, and the Radman Orchestra.
Since 2025, he has appeared as a guest conductor with a number of distinguished orchestras, such as the Rasaneh Honar Orchestra.[2]
Career
After graduating from music school, he worked with some of the most well-known orchestras in Iran, including the Tehran Symphony Orchestra, Iran National Orchestra, and IRIB Symphony Orchestra.
As a bassoon soloist with Maestro Shahrdad Rohani and the Tehran Symphony Orchestra, he performed Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante K. 297b at Vahdat Hall.[3]
In late 2016, Motevaseli began translating a series of bassoon education into Persian.[4]
Bassoon playing
He served as principal bassoonist with the Tehran Symphony Orchestra, performing under conductors such as Shahrdad Rouhani, Riccardo Muti, Alexander Rahbari, Alexander Rudin, Mark Stevenson, Nasir Heidarian, Nader Mashayekhi, Nader MortezaPour, Orwell Erdinç, and Domina Jurana.[5] He also collaborated with the Mediant Trio led by Alvin Avanessian, as well as with other orchestra, including:
IRIB Symphony Orchestra, led by the late Mohammad Biglari Pour.
The Parisian orchestra led by Aidin men.
Tehran Chamber Orchestra, led by Nader Mashayekhi.
Municipal Philharmonic Orchestra, led by Mohammad Hossein Hamidi.
Rudaki Orchestra, led by Nader Abbassi and Arash Amini.
Iran Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus under Alireza Shafaghi Nezhad.
Composer
Motevaseli won First Prize at the "Renaissance" Gyumri International Music Festival 2017, awarded by the Ministry of Culture of Armenia, Municipality of Yerevan, and the jury from Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan.[6]
Following a decision by the Seattle Symphony to support citizens of seven countries affected by travel bans, Motevaseli was selected as the youngest Iranian composer to participate in a concert held for this cause. The concert opened with his composition Fantasia for Santoor and Accordion.[7]
His Fantasia has been acknowledged and performed by Seattle Symphony to celebrate Asia Composition competition on January 28th, 2016.[8][9] Hewon first prize for Subjective Music Composition at the Fajr International Music festival.[10]
For the second time, he won the Grand Prize (Barbad Award) at the 39th edition of The Fajr International Music Festival for Composition, held on Feb 17th, 2024.[11]
References
- ^ "Principal Conductor & Music Director — Caspian String Orchestra (Since 2022) – Alireza Motevaseli". 25 June 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
- ^ "Alireza Motevaseli Guest Conductor at Rasaneh Honar Orchestra, April 2025 – Alireza Motevaseli". 4 April 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
- ^ "ارکستر سمفونیک تهران دو شب در تالار وحدت روی صحنه میرود". خبرگزاری هنر ایران (in Persian). Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ "Farsi فارسی". www.2reed.net. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ "Biography | Alireza Motevaseli official website". Alireza Motevaseli official website. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "اثری که صداوسیما رد کرد در مسابقات آسیا برگزیده شد+فیلم". خبرگزاری ایلنا (in Persian). Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ "Program". www.seattlesymphony.org. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ PARHA-NP.V.5.1.1. "آهنگساز ایرانی در سیاتل آمریکا دخشید". روزنامه شرق. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)[permanent dead link] - ^ "SEATTLE SYMPHONY PRESENTS EIGHTH ANNUAL CELEBRATE ASIA CONCERT ON JANUARY 31". www.seattlesymphony.org. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "بیست و هشتمین جشنواره بین المللی موسیقی فجر به کار خود پایان داد". www.musicenter.ir. Archived from the original on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "Closing ceremony of 39th Fajr Music Festival". Mehr News Agency. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.