Global fest: Persian Music Ensemble
The Persian Music Ensemble brings together musicians from many backgrounds.
Enseble plays Persian classical, traditional and folk music, alongside jazz, fusion and contemporary arrangements.
Led by santoor player and composer Mehrnoosh Zolfaghari, the ensemble works with the modal world of radif and dastgāh, with improvisation and creative collaboration at its heart. The group is open to all instruments and voices, so each line-up brings its own colours to the music.
The result is a living meeting point between an old tradition and the musicians of today’s Helsinki.
Persian Music Ensemble
- Mehrnoosh Zolfaghari, santoor
- Danielė Banišauskaitė, piano
- Vanya Bhatt, voice
- Oleg Dronnikov, santoor/piano
- Erika Härö, violin
- Smilla Ibsen
- Veera Mara, guitar
- Arman Soltani Largani, percussion
- Mohammad Tavazonizadeh, setar
- Juho Tuomainen, flute/guitar
- Marc Uroz, voice
Changes are possible.
Further information: Jannika Lahin, jannika.lahin@uniarts.fi
Global Fest
Global Fest is an annual festival featuring students, teachers, alumni and special guests representing Sibelius Academy’s Global music programme. The global music studies embraces pluralistic, fluid approaches to sound, culture and identity, creating new hybrid musical spaces through intercultural dialogue and collaboration.
Enseble plays Persian classical, traditional and folk music, alongside jazz, fusion and contemporary arrangements.
Led by santoor player and composer Mehrnoosh Zolfaghari, the ensemble works with the modal world of radif and dastgāh, with improvisation and creative collaboration at its heart. The group is open to all instruments and voices, so each line-up brings its own colours to the music.
The result is a living meeting point between an old tradition and the musicians of today’s Helsinki.
Persian Music Ensemble
- Mehrnoosh Zolfaghari, santoor
- Danielė Banišauskaitė, piano
- Vanya Bhatt, voice
- Oleg Dronnikov, santoor/piano
- Erika Härö, violin
- Smilla Ibsen
- Veera Mara, guitar
- Arman Soltani Largani, percussion
- Mohammad Tavazonizadeh, setar
- Juho Tuomainen, flute/guitar
- Marc Uroz, voice
Changes are possible.
Further information: Jannika Lahin, jannika.lahin@uniarts.fi
Global Fest
Global Fest is an annual festival featuring students, teachers, alumni and special guests representing Sibelius Academy’s Global music programme. The global music studies embraces pluralistic, fluid approaches to sound, culture and identity, creating new hybrid musical spaces through intercultural dialogue and collaboration.