Born in 1999, Alireza Gholamian is an Iranian composer and Tar performer based in Tehran. He started
his career as a musician by playing Tar and studying Iranian classical music at the Faculty of Fine Arts at
Tehran University. Alireza continued his studies in composition with Karen Keyhani and Ardavan
Vossughi, and he participated in many workshops and masterclasses. In November 2023, he was
accepted into the Horizon Étendu composition academy and won a full scholarship. There, he worked
with renowned Polish composer Lidia Zielinska. His works have been performed both in his country and
abroad. He is following his sonic imagination to define his approach to time.