Kaveh Mirhosseini "کاوه میرحسینی" is a Composer, a Conductor, an Artistic Director at Cantus Ensemble, a Percussionist, a Persian Folkloric Music Researcher, a Lecturer, and also the founder of Middle East Composers Association (MECA). He was born in Iran -Tehran in an art-based family. He was inspired by his father who taught him how to Play Tombak(An Iranian percussion Instrument) and his mother’s advice (Prof.Shahla Milani, Opera Singer & Choir Conductor), he has learned music in a strict musical atmosphere.
He became familiar with the late Master Hamed Mohajer, and learned musical knowledge from him then he by choosing Composition entered the Tehran University of Art & Architecture Faculty of Music. He passed Musical Composition courses with Hooshyar Khayam. One of his important activities that is well known between musicians who know him is researching and recording Iranian Folkloric music and he owes these to Maestro Mohammad-Reza Darvishi.
In 2021, he was chosen by Musical Directory and committee of Fadjr Music Festival as an Honorary Musician for his composing and conducting “Illumination” Concerto for Violoncello & String Orchestra. He received the BARBOD Music award which is the highest musical award in Iran. By his conducting the film music of “Without Anything-بی همه چیز”,which was composed by Hamed Sabet with Tehran Symphony Orchestra’s performance, the movie won the first place and SIMORGH Award.

Awards:
1. Reciving the BARBOD award that he chosen by Musical Directory and committee of Fadjr Music Festival in February 2021.
2. Winner of SIMORGH award by his conducting on the film music of “Without Anything” with TSO.
3. Winner of residency of LMF in Italy for three weeks as composer and workshop
4. The only selected Iranian composer in Silk Roud Music Festival In Serbia
5. took the first place of Roudaki foundation’s conducting competition by Mr.Nassir Heidarian-Rasty

He has published several CD’s with the Tlesk Record label, which including his works

Albums:
1. Mysticism (String Quartet No.1): performed by Respina String Quartet.
2. Illumination (Concerto for Violoncello & String Orchestra) Soloist: Gökçe Bahar Oytun, composed & conducted by Kaveh Mirhosseini performed by Cantus Ensemble.
3. The Waste Land: Duet for two Bassoons Performed by Elise Jacoberger (France) & Amirhossein Mohammadian (Iran).
4. Absence: four Pieces: 1.Ascension for Violin (Danial Jourabchi) & Piano (Helia Saraidarian) 2.Metamorphosis: Piano (Helia Saraidarian) 3.Revelation:Violin (Danial Jourabchi) & Cello (Atena Eshtiaghi) 4.Ecstasy: Viola (Saba Safavi) & Piano (Helia Saraidarian) (under publishing).

Mainly he has learned the art of conducting from Nassir Heidarian-Rasty (Conductor & Artistic Director of TSO & Prof. at KUG) In addition, he participated in other workshops and masterclasses such as Damiano Giuranna and Nima Keshavarzi too.
Many years of experience as a percussionist on the one hand and taking conducting courses, workshops, and Masterclasses on the other hand caused him to become a talented young conductor.
During two long collaborations as a percussionist with Alla Scala Millan & Tehran Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Riccardo Muti. This opportunity led to one of the most unforgettable experiences since he learned lots of important points such as to work with orchestras and how to get the best sounds from the orchestra as a pro from Maestro Muti.
He has participated in the Roudaki Foundation’s Conducting Masterclasses held and led by Nassir Heidarian-Rasty. He was the winner of conducting competition, therefore he was chosen as The Guest Conductor of the Tehran Symphony Orchestra and Iran National Orchestra. He also has collaborated with Nassir Heidarian-Rasty several times as his assistant.

Conducting Concerts & Records:
Iran National Orchestra, M.R.Darvishi’s Orchestral Pieces: 1. When We Are All Asleep 2. In the Silence of the Midnight Sunshine 3. Mosem-e-Gol in Nov. 2021
Iran National Orchestra, at Association of Calligraphy of Silk Road Countries in Gondi Shapour Library. (Repertoire: 1. “and birds are still…” by Takashi Yoshimatsu 2. “The Lost Truth” by M.R.Darvishi 3. “Orient Occident” by Arvo Pärt in Feb. 2021.
Tehran Symphony Orchestra, recording the film music of “Without Anything” by Hamed Sabet in Feb. 2021.
Tehran Symphony Orchestra, “The Sound of Music” conducting as second director & assistant (first conductor Nassir Heidarian-Rasty) in Jun. 2019.

Conducting Cantus Ensemble:
1. “Golestan (Threnody for the Victims of flight PS. 752) for Children Choir & String Orchestra composed” by Kaveh Mirhosseini at Fadjr Music Festival in Feb. 2020.
2. “Allah-Mey Khani” by Kaveh Mirhosseini, “The Lost Truth” & “Mizak” by M.R.Darvishi, “For Those…” by Mehran Rohani, “Zand” by Reza Vali at Roudaki Hall in Jul. 2019.
3. “Concerto for Viola & Strings” by Armin Sanayei, “Sound of the Music” Nader Mashayekhi, “Echopraxia” by Arshia Samsaminia “Zange Rangi” by Soosan LolaAvar.
4. “Illumination” Concerto for Violoncello & String Orchestra, Soloist: Gokce Bahar Oytun, composed by Kaveh Mirhosseini at 2nd.Tehran Contemporary Music Festival in May.2017.
5. “American Four Seasons” Concerto for Violin & String Orchestra by Philip Glass, Soloist: Arash Asadnezhad at 2nd.Tehran Contemporary Music Festival in May. 2017.

Conducting Competition of Roudaki foundation:
1. “Symphony No.5” by Franz Schubert, winner of first place at the final part in Jun. 2021.
2. “Coriolan Overture” by Ludwig von Beethoven in the second level in May. 2021.
3. “Holberg Suite” by Edvard Grieg & “Adagio for Strings” by Samuel Barber in the first step in May. 2021.

Repertoire as Assistant & Second Conductor:
1. Symphonies No. 39 & 40 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
2. Symphonies No. 1,2,5 - Romance for Violin and Orchestra by Ludwig von Beethoven.
3. Symphony No. 3 by Felix Mendelssohn.
4. Symphonies No. 8,9 by Antonin Dvorak.
5. Symphony No. 6 (Pathétique) by Tchaikovsky.
6. Night on Bald Mountain by Modest Mussorgsky.

He collaborated with great soloists,Ensembles,Orchestras such as:

Inside Iran:
Soloists:
1.Danial Jourabchi (Concert Master of TSO)
2.Nazanin Ahmadzadeh (Oboe Principle of TSO)
3.Farshid Patinian (Doublebass Principle of TSO)
4.Amirhossein Mohammadian (Bassoon Principle of TSO)
5.Arash Asadnezhad(Violinist)
6.Helia Saraydarian (Pianist)
Ensembles:
1.Respina String Quartet
2.Cantus Ensemble

Outside Iran:
Soloists:
1.Prof. Annie Kosanovich (Oregon State University-USA)
2.Branka Parlic (Silk Road Music Festival-Serbia)
3.Toranj Mashayekhi (MDV University-Austria)
Ensemble:
1.The Carpe Diem String Quartet
Orchestras:
1.Koda Orchestra conducted by Oguzhan Kavruk (Izmir-Turkey)
2.Mili Reasurans Chamber Orchestra conducted by Hakan Sensoy (Istanbul-Turkey)

Kaveh has been working since 2011 as a Percussionist of Tehran Symphony Orchestra and he has participated several times in International festivals for instance: Ravenna Music Festival, Shanghai Spring International Music Festival at Oriental Art Center, World Youth Orchestra (Artistic Director: Damiano Giuranna), common cultural and musical project of Tehran Symphony Orchestra with Alla Scala in Milan under Baton of Maestro Riccardo Muti. and lots of concerts and recording as a percussionist with the Tehran Symphony Orchestra & Iran National Orchestra. All these experiences with Orchestras have deeply affected him in terms of Composition & Conducting.

His interest in Iranian folk Music and his research method is exemplary, and they were inspired by his Master M.R.Darvishi. He travels alone and drives his own car into the very remote areas that still have a pure culture to do research on and record folk music. He strongly believes that these trips are a kind of a personal revelation because he is discovering the unknown and the most mysterious aspects of music.
He maintains that understanding, listening to, and being inspired by the singing of rural old women on the top of mountains or on farms could be much more useful than academic atmosphere for his composition.

Books & Articles:
1. Form and Structure on Music of Iran
2. KHALTOOR & KHALTOORISM (Music of People: How it is formed and created)
3. All-knowing Man(Analysis of works of Mohammad-Reza Darvishi: from point of view of Harmony, Orchestration and Form.)

Seminar Held:
1. Analysis of works of Mohammad-Reza Darvishi at the University of Art in Nov. 2019.
2.“Contemporary Compositional Techniques and Iranian Music” at Yildiz Technical University, College of Music and Performing Arts Department in Nov. 2018 (Istanbul-Turkey).
3. The role of Iranian Folkloric Music on Iranian Contemporary Music at Tehran Contemporary Music Festival in May. 2017.

Researches on Iranian Folkloric Music:
1. Muqami Music of Kermanshah based on TANBUR
2. Music of Bushehr
3. Music of Bandar-Abbas
4. Music of Baluchistan (Makoran Part)
5. The Influence of people on Music
6. Iranian Religious Music
7. Epic Music of Iran (Zoor-Khaneh)

His works have been broadcast by the most major cultural broadcasters including:
Radio Neyestan, Haftdang Podcast , Radio Sevina, Radio Farhang , Contemporary Music Magazine Podcast and Lives.