Oliver Fartach-Naini

Oliver Fartach-Naini
Oliver Fartach-Naini
Born August 7, 1964 (1964-08-07) (age 47)
Scherzingen, Switzerland
Genres Classical music, Tango
Occupations Guitarist, Teacher, Editor
Instruments Guitar
Years active fl. ca. 1992 - present
Associated acts Duos with Lee Song-Ou (guitar), Thea Nielsen (flute), Tango Concertante
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Oliver Fartach-Naini (born 1964) is a German guitarist living in Australia where he teaches at the Elder Conservatorium of Music, University of Adelaide.

Biography

Oliver Fartach-Naini performs as a soloist, with orchestral accompaniment, in duo with Korean guitarist Professor Lee Song-Ou, German flautist Thea Nielsen and as a member of the quintet "Tango Concertante".

As a founding member of the quartet ‘Didar’ he recorded the CD „Didar – Live in Berlin“, featuring Majid Derakhshani (Composition, Tar, Voice), Thea Nielsen (Flute), Amir Abbas Zare (Daf) and Oliver on guitar.

To date he has released 7 CDs with 5 different chamber music formations for the German Labels Deutsche Grammophon, Kreuzberg Records and Acoustic Music Records.

The German publisher “Edition Margaux” honors Oliver with the “Collection Oliver Fartach-Naini” which is a selection of the numerous pieces composers from all over the world have dedicated to Oliver and his ensembles.

Oliver Fartach-Naini endorses strings of New York String Manufacturer “La Bella”.

As a student of American guitarist and composer Laurie Randolph Oliver Fartach-Naini holds degrees from the "University of the Arts Berlin" (Instrumental Studies) and the Academy of Music and Theatre “Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" in Leipzig (Music Performance). Oliver has participated in international master classes with Pepe Romero, Abel Carlevaro, Alvaro Pierri, Eduardo Fernandez, Nigel North, Hopkinson Smith, Thomas Müller-Pering and others.

Recordings

  • CD "Movement For Two Guitars"
Guitar Duo Lee Song-Ou & Oliver Fartach-Naini
play Kim Myungphyo, Stephen Dodgson, Jaime Zenamon, Lee Geonyong and Lee Hunghyun
Kreuzberg Records 10020, 1997
  • CD "Suite Buenos Aires"
Thea Nielsen, Flute & Oliver Fartach-Naini, Guitar
play Máximo Diego Pujol, Gabriel SenaneS and Astor Piazzolla
Kreuzberg Records 10039, 1998
  • CD "Frutti Di Mare"
Guitar Duo Lee Song-Ou & Oliver Fartach-Naini
Play Carlo Domeniconi, Mario Gangi, Astor Piazzolla and Laurie Randolph
Kreuzberg Records 10073, 2002
  • CD “Tangos Sin Palabras“
Tango Concertante plays Piazzolla, Troilo…
Roland Schmitt, Saxophone; Miriam Risch, Violin; Roman Hengge, Piano; Oliver Fartach-Naini, Guitar; Oliver Potratz, Contrabass
Acoustic Music Records 319.1294.2, 2003
  • CD "Ex Oriente Lux", music from India, Iran, Austria, Germany and Argentina
Thea Nielsen, Flute & Oliver Fartach-Naini, Guitar
play Ravi Shankar, Majid Derakhshani, Thomas Wallisch, Ludger Vollmer, Coco Nelegatti
Kreuzberg Records 10091, 2004
  • CD “Didar“ – Live in Berlin
Compositions of Majid Derakhshani (Iran)
Majid Derakhshani, Tar, Setar & Voice (Iran); Thea Nielsen, Flute (Germany), Oliver Fartach-Naini, Guitar (Germany); Amir Abbas :Zare, Daf (Iran)
Kreuzberg Records 10092, 2004
  • CD “Winter Journey
Compositions of Franz Schubert
Richard Yongjae O'Neill, Viola, Guitar Duo Lee Song-Ou & Oliver Fartach-Naini, Jong-Ho Park, Guitar
Deutsche Grammophon, 2007

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