Amir Konjani
- Composer
- Music Department
Amir Konjani (b.1983) is a composer, conductor, and conceptual artist. He has worked with eminent artists and conductors; Clark Rundell, Gregory Rose, Peter Manning (ROH), Christopher Rountree (LA Phil) and Andy Morley; harpist Sioned Williams (BBC SO), Grammy nominated pianist Vicki Ray (LA Phil), violinist Darragh Morgan, Erika Duke-Kirkpatrick (CalArts), Anne LeBaron (CalArts), The Finzi Quartet, and the poet Ahmad Shamlou.
Amir secured commissions from the BBC World Service, BBC News, British Museum, Royal Air Force Museum, CalArts, Ether Festival and others; his works have been performed at prestigious venues worldwide such as London's South Bank, at the Ether Festival in London, Ashleywood Festival, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Royal Academy of Music, Royal College of music, US-California Institute of the arts, the Fajr Music Festival, Aun Gallery, Mohsen Gallery and on television broadcasts and commercial CDs.
Amir won a scholarship to Trinity Laban, and in 2012, he was highly commended for using light bulbs as a conducting tool. During 2014-15 his imaginative work for prepared piano and tubes received high critical acclaim whilst he studied at the California Institute of the Arts, where he also lectured in composition, orchestration and Performance Art.
Amir has been awarded a full scholarship to study for a PhD at the Royal Northern College of Music and has been nominated for Gold Medal award in 2017.
Amir secured commissions from the BBC World Service, BBC News, British Museum, Royal Air Force Museum, CalArts, Ether Festival and others; his works have been performed at prestigious venues worldwide such as London's South Bank, at the Ether Festival in London, Ashleywood Festival, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Royal Academy of Music, Royal College of music, US-California Institute of the arts, the Fajr Music Festival, Aun Gallery, Mohsen Gallery and on television broadcasts and commercial CDs.
Amir won a scholarship to Trinity Laban, and in 2012, he was highly commended for using light bulbs as a conducting tool. During 2014-15 his imaginative work for prepared piano and tubes received high critical acclaim whilst he studied at the California Institute of the Arts, where he also lectured in composition, orchestration and Performance Art.
Amir has been awarded a full scholarship to study for a PhD at the Royal Northern College of Music and has been nominated for Gold Medal award in 2017.
