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Shahrdad Rohani

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Shahrdad Rohani
Background information
Also known asShardad Rohani
Born (1954-05-27) 27 May 1954 (age 70)
Tehran, Iran
OriginIran; Wiener Musikakademie
OccupationsComposer, Conductor, Musician
InstrumentsViolin, piano
Years active1973–present
Websitewww.instagram.com/shahrdadrohani/

Shahrdad Rohani, also known as Shardad Rohani (Persian: شهرداد روحانی; born 27 May 1954),[1] is an Iranian-American composer, violinist/pianist, and conductor. His style is contemporary and he is well known for composing and conducting classical, instrumental, adult contemporary/new age, film soundtrack as well as pop music.[2] He was the principal conductor and music director of the Tehran Symphony Orchestra from 2016 to 2020.[3][4]

Early life

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He was born in 1954 in Tehran, Iran.[1] His father, Reza Rohani, was an accomplished musician and as a result, Shahrdad and all of his brothers including Anoushiravan Rohani and Ardeshir Rohani followed in their father's footsteps.[1] He began playing the piano at age 6, like many of his other brothers.[5] As a child, he was a student to a well-known Persian violinist, Ebrahim Rouhifar.[2] At age 10 he attended the Persian National Music Conservatory of Tehran.[2] By 1975, he was studying Composition and Orchestra Conducting at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.[2] In 1984, Rohani moved to Los Angeles.

Musical career

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Shahrdad Rouhani, 2016

From 1987 until 1991, Rohani served as the music director and conductor of the Committee on the Arts (COTA) symphony orchestra in Los Angeles.[1][5] He has appeared as a guest conductor with several prestigious orchestras, including London's Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, Colorado Symphony Orchestra, San Diego Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony, Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, the American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras and many others.

Rohani arranged and conducted a sixty-piece orchestra to supplement Yanni's keyboard compositions during the Yanni Live at the Acropolis concert in 1993 —an open-air concert with the London Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra on the Acropolis, Athens, Greece.[5] Yanni Live at the Acropolis was acclaimed by both critics and audiences and became the most widely viewed program ever shown on Public Television in the United States and is the second best-selling music video of all time.[2]

In 1994, he became a US citizen.[5]

Rohani was commissioned in 1998 by the government of Thailand and the committee of the 13th Asian Games to compose and conduct the music for opening ceremonies. The composition became the most popular song of the Asian Games.[2]

Discography

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Solo albums

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Year Notes Solo album title
1977 Eternity
1994 [6] Beauty of Love, Journey to Romance
1988 [7] Dream Images
1990 [8] Rayahee
1991 Dance of Spring
1994 [9] The Winds of Christmas
1994 [10] Encore in Ivory
1995 Impressions of Romance
1996 Touch of Serenity, Volume 1
1997 The Winds of Christmas, Volume 2
1998 Cinema Passion
2014 Persian Gulf Symphonic Suite

Compilation and guest artist albums

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Year Album title Artist(s) Notes
1994 Live at the Acropolis Yanni The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra was conducted by Shahrdad Rohani on this album
1999 The Private Years Yanni Box set
2000 River of Kings Dej Bulsuk, London Symphony Orchestra, Shardad Rohani [11]
2000 Sunrise in Bangkok Dej Bulsuk, London Symphony Orchestra, Shardad Rohani [12]
2002 Kingdom of Smiles Dej Bulsuk, London Symphony Orchestra, Shardad Rohani [13]
2007 Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker; Swan Lake; the Sleeping Beauty Slovak Radio New Philharmonic Orchestra, Viktor Simcisko, Shardad Rohani
2009 EclectSax Douglas Masek, Shardad Rohani
2009 Open Secret Nahan Makon, Alireza Assar, London Symphonic Orchestra, Shardad Rohani
2013 Dancing at the Opera Various artists
2013 Sinus Persicus Suite London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, Shardad Rohani
2013 Born to be Thai Dej Bulsuk, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Shardad Rohani [14]

Awards

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  • A.K.M. Scholarship (Vienna, Austria)
  • ASCAP Scholarship (Los Angeles, California)
  • 1984 – Jerry Fielding Award, UCLA[5]
  • 1999 – 'Pikanes Award' by the Musical Association of Thailand[2][5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Shahrdad Rohani: A Classical Musician with a Twist". IIP Digital. U.S. Department of State, US Embassy. Jan 12, 2009. Archived from the original on 2014-08-21. Retrieved Aug 19, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Shahrad Rohani, Know Him Better". WhatsUpIran.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  3. ^ شهرداد روحانی رهبر ثابت ارکستر سمفونیک تهران شد [Hossein Rohani became the leader of Tehran Symphony Orchestra]. BBC Persian (in Persian). 2017-08-02. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
  4. ^ "Conductor of Tehran Symphony Orchestra Shahrdad Rohani quits". 25 May 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Dallafar, Arlene (2001). Barkan, Elliott Robert (ed.). Making it in America: A Sourcebook on Eminent Ethnic Americans. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC, CLIO. pp. 320. ISBN 9781576070987.
  6. ^ "Shardad* - Beauty Of Love". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  7. ^ "Shardad* - Dream Images". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  8. ^ Bibian, Shani. "Rahaayee-Shardad Rohani". www.jaamejam.co.il. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  9. ^ "Shardad Rohani - Winds Of Christmas". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  10. ^ "Shardad Rohani - Encore On Ivory". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  11. ^ "Dej Bulsuk, Shardad Rohani & Bangkok Symphony Orchestra - River Of Kings". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  12. ^ "Dej Bulsuk, Shardad Rohani & The London Symphony Orchestra - Sunrise In Bangkok = อรุณรุ่งกรุงเทพฯ". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  13. ^ "Dej Bulsuk, Shardad Rohani & The London Symphony Orchestra - Kingdom Of Smiles". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  14. ^ "Dej Bulsuk, Shardad Rohani & Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra - Born To Be Thai = เกิดเป็นไทย". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
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