Composer & Pianist
Moali Voshagh
About
MoAli Voshagh, full name Mohammad Ali Voshagh (Persian: محمدعلی وشاق), b. 2002, Tehran, is an Iranian composer and pianist whose practice spans contemporary art music, Persian modal traditions, and experimental approaches to sound and notation. He recently completed a B.A. in Music Composition at Kamalolmolk University in Iran.
In recent years, his primary artistic focus has been on modal composition and the exploration of Persian modal practices in contemporary music, alongside the development and use of synthetic pitch systems and contemporary modes. His broader practice has also included contemporary chamber music, electroacoustic and live-electronic work, audiovisual experimentation, and graphic and experimental notation.
His piano and violin work, Is This How It Ends?, received Third Prize at the 2026 Asia-Pacific Youth Composers Competition (APYCC). His chamber work Memory of the Not-So-Old Qanat was selected through the Kariz Project open call and has been performed by Quater Ensemble in Cologne. His string quintet Faryâd received Second Prize at the National Youth Music Festival.
Selected Works
