29/05/2024
Meet Aria Torkanbouri, our PhD researcher! Originally from Tabriz city, Aria brings a wealth of knowledge in composition, music theory, orchestra conducting, and piano, with studies in Graz, Berlin, Baku, Istanbul, and Tehran. Aria earned a Master’s in Ethnomusicology at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (mdw), focusing on the complex interplay of socio-political and music theoretical factors contributing to the decline of Azerbaijan-Turkish Ashiq art over the past century. As part of the GV team, he delves into the emotional dimension of Azerbaijani music during the so-called Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918/19.