HoomanMahdavian

Biography

Hooman Mahdavian is a composer and player of the tar, setar and oud, born in Tehran in 1983. He earned his B.A. (2006) and M.A. (2009) in Iranian instrument performance from the Music Faculty of the Art University, where he was the highest-ranking student in 2005.

He is the founder and manager of the Median Institute, a music school, and the author of Dastan, a repertoire book for Iranian instruments. He has performed in concerts across Iran, Europe, Australia, Canada and at festivals including Expo (Milan, Italy), Classics (Crans-Montana, Switzerland) and Serper (Astana, Kazakhstan). From 2023 to 2025, he toured the world with Alireza Ghorbani.

Awards & honours

1. 1994Winner and First Rank, Fajr International Music Festival
2. 1997First Rank, Javan Music Festival
3. 2005First rank as composer and band leader, First Comprehensive Festival for Art Students
4. 2005Highest-ranking student, Music Faculty, Art University
5. 2008First rank in composition, 16th Media Festival (Iran)
6. 2009First rank in arranging music, 17th Media Festival (Iran)

Years are Gregorian.