Hooshyar Khayam (b. 1978) is considered as one of the most versatile musicians among the new generation of composer-performers in Iran.
He is equally active as a classical pianist, as a composer, and as improvisor and collaborator in the realm of world music. His music has been performed by such artists as Hossein Alizadeh, Massoud Shaari, Amir Eslami, Aram Talalyan, Artur Avanesov, Wayne Foster-Smith, and Stephen Prutsman. His works include music for solo piano (Fourth Sonata, 2009), for large symphonic ensembles (Piano Concerto, 2003), string orchestra (Concerto for Cello and String Orchestra, 2009) to improvisational genres (“All Of You”, Hermes Records 2010), vocal works ("Delbar" 2010), music for film ("Those Days" Pooya Aryanpour 2010) music for theater ("Ivanov" Amir Reza Koohestani, 2011) and arrangements/revisions of traditional music of Iran.
His debut album “Tatari” (Hermes Records, 2007) won the "Reader's Choice" prize of journal Music and Culture for the "Best National Album of The Year". His second solo album "Thousand Acacias" (Hermes Records, 2010) is one of five top best sellers of the company. His Duo album “All Of You” (with Amir Eslami 2010) has been ranked with four stars by the 75th issue of Songlines world music magazine as a distinctive album from Middle East. His second cello sonata titled "Chang" is constantly on tour with the Duo Ars Lunga, Aram Talalyan (cello) and Julietta Vardanyan (piano).
He has been performed at Lincoln Center, University of Cambridge, University of London, and has hold concerts in Moscow, Tbilisi, Kiev, Berlin, New York, Florence, Yerevan, and Tehran. His compositions have been premiered by Naregatsi Chamber Orchestra, Ukrain National Symphony Orchestra, Tehran Philharmonia, and Tehran Youth Symphony Orchestra.
He is the award winner of "Franz Schubert and Modern Music International Composition Competition 2011" for the best composition for his trio "I Waited for You in Rain".
Khayam holds a doctoral degree in composition from the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music, and is now working as visiting lecturer at Komitas State Conservatory of Music, Yerevan.
Education
- Doctor of Musical Arts, Composition (2005)
College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati
- Master of Music, Composition (2003)
College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati
- Bachelor of Music, Piano Performance (1999)
University of Art, Tehran
- Associate Diploma, Piano Performance (1996)
Trinity College of London
Teaching Appointments
- Assistant Professor, Composition Department (2008)
University of Art, Tehran
- Visiting Lecturer, Tehran Conservatory of Music (2006)
- Teaching Assistant, Composition (2003 - 2005)
College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati
- Teaching Assistant, Graduate Theory and Analysis (2002 - 2003)
College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati
Academic Engagements
- Member of the Editorial Board of Research, University of Art, Tehran (2010)
- Jury for the Masters Entrance Examinations, Composition Department (2007, 2009-10)
- Jury for Masters Entrance Examination, Performance Department, University of Art, Tehran (2006, 2009-10)
- Lecturer, Department of Performance and Ensemble Studies, University of Art, Tehran (since 2006)
- Jury for the Masters Lecture Recitals, Piano Performance, University of Art, Tehran (since 2006)
- Member of the Faculty Board for Change of Syllabus, Composition Department (2005)
- Lecturer, Tehran Conservatory of Music (2005)
- Lecturer, Mozart Festival, Tehran University of Fine Arts (2005)
Prominent Performances
- CD release concert "Sea's Seven Days" May 2011, Khachaturian Hall, Yerevan.
- Lecture Recital, original music for piano and ney (Amir Eslami, ney soloist) School of Advanced Study, Institute of Music Research, University of London, November 2010.
- Retrospective concert, sponsored by Naregatsi Institute of Contemporary Music, March 2010, Yerevan. (Premiere of the Cello Concerto, soloist Aram Talalyan)
- Soloist of “Winter Concert” Collection of Contemporary Iranian Music, Works by Mohammad-Reza Darvishi, Hossein Alizadeh, and Hooshyar Khayam. Ukrain National Symphony Orchestra, Vlodimir Sirenko, 26th – 27th December 2008, Grand Keshvar Hall, Tehran.
- Piano Recital, Music by Hooshyar Khayam, sponsored by Hermes Records, Niavaran Hall, September 2008.
- "Ruba'iyat of Omar Khayam" for Soprano and Percussion Ensemble, College-Conservatory of Music (CCM), 2005.
- Guest Composer MUSIC 05 Festival, CCM, 2005.
- Guest Composer MUSIC 04 Festival, CCM, 2004.
- Guest Composer, Florence Music Festival, Italy, Directed by Joel Hoffman, 2005.
- Pianist of the INTY Orchestra, Conducted by Marc Gibson (CCM) 2005.
(Several performances)
- Pianist of the CCM Concert Orchestra, Conducted by Xian Zhang (CCM) (2003-4).
(Several performances)
- "Concertino for Piano and Orchestra", Tehran Youth Symphony Orchestra, Conducted by Taghi Zarabi, 1999.
- Soloist of the Piano Concerto in A minor, Edward Grieg, Tehran Youth Symphony Orchestra, Conducted by Taghi Zarabi, 1999.
Competitions and Selected Fellowships
- First Prize Award for "Franz Schubert and Modern Music" International Composition Competition, 2011.
- Fellowship of Goethe Institute, Delhi, 2010.
- Outstanding Performance, University of Arts Fellowship for the performance of “Stained Glass” by Parsian String Ensemble, 2007.
- Winner First Prize Best Composer, “People’s Choice”, The Journal of “Music & Culture” for the album “Tatari” Hermes Records, 2007.
- Winner First Prize, Composition Competition, Accent 04 Festival, CCM, 2004.
Music for Film, Theater, and Animation
- original soundtrack for "These Days, Those Days" directed by Pooya Aryanpour.
- original soundtrack for "Two Cold Meals for One" directed by Amir Azimi.
- original music for Persian production "Ivanov" (Chekhov), directed by Amir Reza Koohestani, and Mehr Theater, Sept. 2011, Tehran.
- original and selective collage music for animation "About Theater" by Elika Hedayat.
Publications (Books)
- Selected Ensemble Music 2001 – 2006
Ebtekar-e No publication
first edition 2007
ISBN: 978-964-6579-45-4
274 pages
- Collected Piano Music 2001 – 2006
Ebtekar-e No publication
first edition 2007
ISBN: 978-964-6579-47-7
137 pages
- The Poet Piano
(Selected articles and translations on piano performance)
Atai Publication 1997
ISBN: 964-313-578-0
193 pages
- The Grammar of Conducting, Max Rudolf
(Translation)
Atai Publication 1996
ISBN: 964-313-551-9
668 pages
- Selected Works 1992 – 1999
Ketab-e Nader publication
first edition 2000
ISBN: 964-92557-5-3
98 pages
Discography
- "Concert Yerevan"
Selection of music for strings (live performance)
with Naregatsi Ensemble
Hermes Records
to be released September 2011
- “All of You”
Collection of ten pieces for piano and Ney
In collaboration with Amir Eslami
Hermes Records
December 2010
- “Sea’s Seven Days”
Music for piano
Contemporary Music Records
November 2010
- “Thousand Acacias”
Collection of twelve Sonnets (Ghazals) for piano and violin
Hermes Records
September 2009
- “Clouds”
Collection of contemporary music of Iran
Hermes Records 2008
- “Tatari”
Collection of piano music
Hermes Records 2007
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