Mehdi Hosseini

Call for Applications: Online Music Composition Course with Mehdi Hosseini

Monodies.com — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:35:21 +0000

Apply now for the Monodies Academy Winter/Spring 2027 online music composition course with Mehdi Hosseini. Individual mentorship and professional ensemble recordings. Deadline: Dec 28, 2026.

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Mehdi Hosseini’s “Joftpâ” — World Premiere by MCME at Synesthesia Lab

Monodies.com — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 20:50:24 +0000

World premiere of "Joftpâ" by Mehdi Hosseini, performed by the Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble at Kazan's Synesthesia Lab on 5 October 2026.

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Mehdi Hosseini Among Six Iranian Composers Featured in Moscow Concert

Monodies.com — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:34:56 +0000

Mehdi Hosseini's Abkenari & works by 5 Iranian composers. Studio New Music Ensemble, Sept 23, Moscow.

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In Memory of Avicenna: On Music, Sound, and the Persian Intellectual Tradition

Monodies.com — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:55:07 +0000

Yesterday marked the commemoration of Avicenna (Ibn Sina, c. 980–1037), one of the greatest Persian philosophers and scientists of the 10th–11th centuries. I did not want to miss the opportunity to return to one aspect of his extraordinary intellectual legacy: his writings on music. Active across the Persianate world during the 10th and 11th centuries, […]

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When a Composer Cannot Reach the Music

Monodies.com — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:35:23 +0000

Iranian composer Mehdi Hosseini shares his student's testimony of an attack in Iran and reflects on war, civilian suffering, and the interruption of artistic life.

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In Memory of Shir-Mohammad Espandar: The Breath Behind Baluch in Three Movements

Monodies.com — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 13:58:14 +0000

For me, however, Shir-Mohammad Espandar was far more than an extraordinary performer. He became an essential part of my own musical imagination.

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The Symphony of a Civilization: Words on Humanity and Violence

Monodies.com — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:27:14 +0000

A statement on the human cost of conflict, dehumanizing threats, and the importance of protecting culture, dignity, and peace.

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Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra to Perform Mehdi Hosseini’s “Hesar” at Inaugural Ningde Symphony Concert

Monodies.com — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:41:05 +0000

Composer Mehdi Hosseini travels to China as the Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra performs "Hesar" at the Ningde Art Museum Concert Hall on April 2, 2026.

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Mehdi Hosseini’s “Gâhgery” to be Performed at StudioFest: Oecumene

Monodies.com — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:10:22 +0000

On March 25, the Studio for New Music Ensemble will perform "Gâhgery" by composer Mehdi Hosseini at the Rachmaninoff Hall of the Moscow Conservatory.

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