Iman Habibi, D.M.A. (Michigan), is an Iranian-Canadian composer and pianist, and a founding member of the piano duo ensemble, Piano Pinnacle.
Hailed as “a giant in talent” (the Penticton Herald), "whose technical mastery is matched by his musical and cultural literacy," (Hudson-Housatonic Arts), Dr. Habibi has been commissioned by The Boston Symphony Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra and The Orchestra of St. Luke's, and collaborated with the Vancouver and Winnipeg Symphony Orchestras, JACK, Chiara, Del Sol, and The Calidore String Quartets, and has been programmed by Carnegie Hall, The Marilyn Horne Foundation, Tanglewood Music Festival, New York Festival of Song, The Canadian Opera Company, and Tapestry New Opera, among others.
His awards include multiple wins at the SOCAN Foundation’s Awards, The International Composers’ Award at the Esoterics’ POLYPHONOS (2012), The Vancouver Mayor’s Arts Awards for Emerging Artist in Music (2011), Brehm Prize in Choral Music (2016), as well as numerous grants from the Canada Council for the Arts, BC and Ontario Arts Councils.
Canadian Opera Resource (COR) Profile
Titulaire d’un DMA du Michigan, Iman Habibi est un compositeur et pianiste irano-canadien, et membre fondateur du duo de pianistes Piano Pinnacle. Salué comme « un gigantesque talent » (Penticton Herald) « dont la maîtrise technique n’a d’égale que sa culture musicale et culturelle » (Hudson-Housatonic Arts), Iman Habibi a reçu des commandes de l’Orchestre symphonique de Boston, de l’Orchestre de Philadelphie et de l’Orchestre de St. Luke’s, et a collaboré avec les orchestres symphoniques de Vancouver et de Winnipeg, les quatuors à cordes JACK, Chiara, Del Sol et Calidore. Ses œuvres ont été programmées par le Carnegie Hall, la fondation Marilyn-Horne, le festival de musique de Tanglewood, le New York Festival of Song, la Canadian Opera Company et le Tapestry New Opera, entre autres. Iman Habibi a notamment remporté plusieurs prix de la Fondation SOCAN, le Prix des compositeurs internationaux au POLYPHONOS d’Esoterics (2012), le Prix du maire de Vancouver pour les artistes émergents en musique (2011), l’édition 2016 du Prix Brehm en musique chorale, ainsi que de nombreuses subventions des conseils des arts du Canada, de la Colombie-Britannique et de l’Ontario.
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