Arsalan Abedian was born in Tehran (Iran). His musical studies began by learning to play the santur with Omid Sayyareh. After studying composition in Tehran he continued his studies at the Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media (where he obtained a Master’s degree in Electronic Music in 2014 and a Soloklasse Konzertexamen degree in composition in 2016). Abedian studied composition in Iran i. a. with Kiawasch Sahebnassagh and in Germany with Oliver Schneller, Joachim Heintz, Ming Tsao and Gordon Williamson as well as taking composition seminars with Rebecca Saunders and José María Sánchez-Verdú. As a commissioned composer of numerous festivals and ensembles, his works have been performed in different countries.
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Portrait photo: Ghazaleh Ghazanfari