Alexander Rahbari
Since his invitation, at the young age of 31, from Herbert von Karajan to conduct the Berlin Philharmonic, Alexander 'Ali' Rahbari has received conisistent acclaim for his energetic conducting, especially within the operas of Verdi and Puccini. His considerable political outspokenness has also drawn significant attention to the plight of his fellow Iranian musicians.
Born in Iran, Rahbari began his musical studies as a violinist. Once his initial education was completed at the National Music Conservatory, he left to further his studies in Austria. There, Rahbari studied at the Vienna Academy of Music, where his teachers included Hans Swarowsky, Karl Österreicher, and Gottfried von Einem. Seeking to revitalize the musical life in his home country, Rahbari returned to Iran after the successful completion of his studies.
In 1973, Rahbari returned to the National Music Conservatory and was named director. From 1974, he was also the director of the Tehran Conservatory of Music. He began to guest conduct extensively within the country, but after his tenure at the Tehran Conservatory ended in 1977, Rahbari emigrated (again) to Europe. Later that year, Rahbari was awarded two medals: the silver at the Geneva conducting competition, and a gold at the Bensaçon competition.
In 1980, Karajan invited Rahbari to return to Salzburg to assist him at the Easter Festival. He continued to tour extensively in Europe, Japan, and Hong Kong as a guest conductor. The permanent guest conductor of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra named him to the post of permanent guest conductor in 1985; he was also awarded that countries Dvorák prize.
Once he was appointed music director of the Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra in 1988, Rahbari began his tradition of extensive recordings for the Naxos label. Rahbari has also achieved great success as the founder and director of Koch Discover International, a recording label that has helped to propel a number of talented young artists into international prominence.
An accomplished composer, Rahbari has written a number of orchestral works, most notably the Violin Concerto and Music for Human Rights. His composition Beirut, written for nine flutes with added percussion, is stunningly haunting in the most beautiful sense. As the title suggests, this work is clearly derivative from the aural colors of his homeland, a thread that runs through the majority of his works.
On August 28, 2005, Rahbari was appointed as the Permanent Conductor of the Tehran Symphony Orchestra. However, his patience with lack of support and resources within the Iranian music and arts community there soon ran out. Just four months after his appointment, Rahbari made a public address to the audience during a performance of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, disclosing the meager salaries of Iranian musicians and calling for the instatement of basic human rights. He closed with a declaration that he would no longer conduct in Iran until "musicians are respected once again."
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Alexander Rahbari: My Mother Persia, Vol. 1 — Symphonic Poems Nos. 1-3
Paula Rahbari, Antalya State Symphony Orchestra, Prague Metropolitan Orchestra, Alexander Rahbari
Classique - Paru chez Naxos le 12 juil. 2019
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Mendelssohn: Sinfonie No. 4 "Italienische Sinfonie"
Orchestra dell' Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecil, Massimo Freccia, Slowakisches Kammerorchester, Klara Havlikova, Alexander Rahbari
Classique - Paru chez Bella Musica Edition le 8 mars 2019
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Alexander Rahbari: My Mother Persia, Vol. 2 – Symphonic Poems Nos. 4-8 (Live)
Mohammad Farid Naseri, Saadi Shirazi, Mohammad Motamedi, Antalya State Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Rahbari
Classique - Paru chez Naxos le 25 oct. 2019
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Hummel: Piano Concertos, Op. 85 and Op. 89
Dana Protopopescu, Slovak Radio New Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Rahbari
Classique - Paru chez Reader's Digest Music le 10 août 2006
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Symphonic Poems From Persia
Alexander Rahbari, Ahmad Pejman, Aminollah Hossein, Hossein Dehlavi, Houchang Ostovar, Mohammad Taghi Massoudieh
Classique - Paru chez Colosseum Records le 11 août 2005
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Tchaikovsky: Manfred
Alexander Rahbari, Czech Philharmonic
Classique - Paru chez Supraphon a.s. le 21 mai 2021
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Polina Pasztircsák: Bartók, Kodály, Shostakovich & Strauss
Polina Pasztircsak, Musikkollegium Winterthur, Alexander Rahbari, Aleksandra Sasha Kozlov, Philippe Villafranca, Danila Ivanov
Mélodies - Paru chez La Dolce Volta le 1 janv. 2011
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Concours de Genève, Breguet - Polina Pasztircsák
Polina Pasztircsak, Musikkollegium Winterthur, Alexander Rahbari, Aleksandra Sasha Kozlov, Philippe Villafranca, Danila Ivanov
Classique - Paru chez La Dolce Volta le 1 janv. 2011
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Antonín Dvorák - Pontes 1996
Peter Mikulas, Marta Benackova, Eva Urbanová
Classique - Paru chez Lupulus le 1 janv. 1996
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Persian Blood
Classique - Paru chez Avakhorshid le 31 janv. 2009
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Bruckner: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor - Franck: Symphony in D Minor; Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra
Alexander Rahbari, BRTN Philharmonic Orchestra, Dana Protopopescu
Musique symphonique - Paru chez Reader's Digest Music le 12 oct. 2010
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Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77 - Bruch: Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 26
BRTN Philharmonic Orchestra, Brussels, Alexander Rahbari, Evgueni Bushkov
Musique concertante - Paru chez Reader's Digest Music le 1 oct. 2013
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Tchaikovsky : Piano Concerto No. 2
Nürnberger Symphoniker, Alexander Rahbari, Novin Afrouz
Pop - Paru chez Colosseum Classics le 26 nov. 2002
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Joyas de la Música, Janacek, Mascagni, Leoncavallo, Chapi, Debussy y Granados
Classique - Paru chez Star Evens Digital le 22 juil. 2009
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