Reza Najfar

Reza Najfar
Born (1960-04-20) 20 April 1960 (age 64)
Tehran, Iran
GenresClassical, Baroque
Occupation(s)Flutist, Composer
InstrumentFlute
Websitehttp://www.najfar.com

Reza Najfar (born 20 April 1960) is a flute player and composer from Tehran, Iran, living in Austria. Since 1992, he is professor for flute at the Tiroler Landeskonservatorium in Innsbruck and the Prayner Konservatorium[1] in Vienna.[2]

Biography

Najfar studied music and flute in Tehran, Utrecht and Vienna.[3]

During his studies, he was employed as a solo-flautist at the United Stages Vienna (Vereinigte Bühnen Wien).[4]

Career

In 2008, Reza Najfar won the "Persian Golden Lioness Award", in the category "Award for Excellence in Music", from the World Academy of Arts, Literature and Media (WAALM), which is located in London.[5]

Discography

  • Serenata Italiana (with Esther Schobel, guitar) (1996)
  • Divertimento Italiano (with Alexander Swete, guitar) (1998)
  • The Magic Alto Flute (with Erich Faltermeier, piano) (1997)
  • Tango Appassionato (with Alexander Swete, guitar) (1999)
  • The Rare Encore (with Megumi Otsuka, piano) (2001)
  • The Other Chopin (with Fausto Quintabà, piano) (2009)
  • Slow Motion (with Fausto Quintabà, piano) (2011)
  • Rare Encores (with Megumi Otsuka, piano) (2017)
  • Bach & Bach (alto flute, solo) (2019)

References

  1. ^ "Domain im Kundenauftrag registriert".
  2. ^ "Biography - Reza Najfar". www.najfar.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
  3. ^ "Tiroler Landeskonservatorium - NAJFAR Reza". www.konstirol.at. Archived from the original on 2013-05-04.
  4. ^ "About". Reza Najfar Official. 2017-06-25. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
  5. ^ "Academy award winners' samples of artwork, pictures and messages".


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