Shahin Farhat

Shahin Farhat's works can be divided into three periods. The first period is the pieces written at the beginning of the academic education, these works are close to modern music and at the same time, thematic melodies are evident in them. Khayyam's symphony, Hafez cantata, trio for string instruments and sonata for piano The pieces are from the first period. The second period includes works that were formed after Farhat's education. The use of modern and in some cases Athena harmony is seen in these works. These works were inspired by the terrifying atmosphere of the Iran-Iraq war. Quartet No. 1 and 2, Symphony No. 2, 3 and 4 are among the works of the second period. The third period is the chapter in which, according to Hormoz Farhat, the composer has found his language and style. Works written from Damavand Symphony onwards can be called the result of this period. Farhat has so far composed about one hundred musical works in various forms, including symphonies, quartets and concertos, and several other pieces. In January 2017, he donated his music to the Museum of Iranian Music. About twenty symphonies by Shahin Farhat have been recorded and published so far, which is the largest number of works by Iranian composers, for this reason he is entitled " The father of the Iranian symphony. "

After the death of Fereydoun Naseri, the leader and permanent director of the Tehran Symphony Orchestra, Shahin Farhat was appointed by the Policy Council of the Music Center of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance on July 8, 2005, as the interim conductor of the Tehran Symphony Orchestra. In 2005, for the second time after forming a music department at the University of Tehran, he was elected as the director of the music department of the Faculty of Fine Arts. In 2006, Shahin Farhat established the Not Museum. This museum was started with the support of the Music Office of the Ministry of Guidance, in order to preserve the scores and notes of the works of Iranian music artists. Farhat had proposed the idea of establishing a net museum two years before this date.

After receiving his bachelor's degree, Farhat went to the Sorbonne in France to continue his studies. He first studied music at the Sorbonne, but later moved to the University of Strasbourg, one of the most prestigious music universities at the time. He received his master's degree in musicology from the University of Strasbourg, France, and then traveled to the United States after receiving an invitation from the University of New York School of Music. He continued composing in the classes of Ezra Lederman (American composer) and received a master's degree in composition from New York University.For his composition dissertation at New York University, he composed his first work, Khayyam Symphony, based on eleven quatrains by Khayyam Neyshabouri. In 1976, it was performed by the Tehran Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Farhad Meshkat, with the voices of Hossein Sarshar (baritone) and Peri Zanganeh (soprano). He later remained for a time at New York University, where he was hired as a professor. He then returned to France to write his doctoral dissertation on the works of composers. Iranian wrote.

Shahin Farhat returned to Iran in 1976. A year later, when he decided to return to the United States, his father died and he remained in Iran. At this time he was employed by the University of Tehran. [9] In late 1978, he was appointed as the first director of the University of Tehran Music Department after the 1978 Revolution. Hormoz Farhat, a prominent Iranian musician, his cousin He taught him music at the age of 15 and was one of his professors at the University of Tehran when he was studying.

Farhat has been teaching in the Department of Music at the University of Tehran since 1976. He also founded a cultural institute in 1982, which includes a collection of Western classical music written by him. From 1982 to 1988, together with his brother Ali, through this institute, he produced, reproduced and distributed about two hundred cassette tapes of classical music. He left the University of Tehran in 1988 and went to Sweden, where his brother lived, with his mother. In that country, he learned Swedish and taught harmony and composition. He also taught Persian music in Sweden. Farhat was the first Iranian musician to teach Iranian music in Sweden. He is a professor at the Swedish Academy of Music in the field of composition.

In 1966, at the same time as launching the field of music at the University of Tehran, he, along with artists such as Esfandiar Monfardzadeh, Dariush Dolatshahi and Massoud Pourfarrokh, was one of the first music students to enter the university. Like Houshang Ostvar and Thomas Kristen David. Finally, in 1970, he graduated from the University of Tehran with a bachelor's degree in music.

Shahin Farhat followed his parents' advice. He went to the United States in 1964 and after two semesters of medical studies, he started playing the piano at UCLA. He followed the piano with artists such as Alfred Ponce. At this time, he composed his first professional piece at the age of 18. After living in exile for a year and a half, Farhat could not bear to be away from his family and returned to Iran before receiving his degree.

Shahin Farhat (Persian: شاهین فرهت, born 28 March 1947) is an Iranian musician, composer and music teacher. As one of the most famous composers of classical music in Iran, he has created numerous works based on common forms in Western music, such as: symphony, concerto, suite, cantata, prelude, fugue, symphonic poem, rhapsody and other traditional methods, which often add space. Romantic music is near and at the same time it has not been without the influence of Iranian music. About twenty symphonies of his works have been recorded and published so far, which is the most numerous among the works of Iranian composers, which is why he is referred to as the "Father of the Iranian Symphony".

Shahin Farhat was born on March 28, 1947, in Tehran. His father, Gholam Ali Farhat, was a physician, a judge of justice, and a student of Darvish Khan. His uncle (Ebrahim Farhat) was also a student of Darvish Khan. According to him, his mother knew French well, was considered a member of the Mostofi family, and his family history dates back to Hatef Esfahani, a poet of the Afshari and Zandi eras.

Compilation, University of Tehran, Music Advisor of the Iranian Cinema Museum, Member of the Supreme Council of Poetry and Music of the Radio, Member of the Technical Council of the Tehran Symphony Orchestra, Member of the Supreme Council of the Iranian Music House, Member of the Western Classical Music Policy Council of the Young Music Festival, and Member of the Policy Council of the 36th Fajr Music Festival.