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Emily Hazrati
@emilyhazrati.bsky.social
composer • educator • 27

associate composer @oxfordsong.bsky.social 🌞
upcoming: @sorayamafi.bsky.social @royalphilsoc.bsky.social
Composition Coordinator, CYM London
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Thank you to Fiona Maddocks @theobserveruk.bsky.social for including Nazli Tabatabai-Khatambakhsh's and my song cycle premiere in this lovely article on Oxford International Song Festival 2025! @oxfordsong.bsky.social @sorayamafi.bsky.social #IanTindale

observer.co.uk/music/classi...
Oxford International Song festival hits a note of radicalism
New works by or about women powered this year’s Oxford Song festival, tackling everything from Ireland’s Magdalene laundries to the heroines of Iranian myth
observer.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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@sorayamafi.bsky.social returns to @oxfordsong.bsky.social performing the world premiere of Book of Queens by Emily Hazrati.

Full details here: buff.ly/2q0VTVt
October 23, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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From Handel to Verdi & beyond: soprano Soraya Mafi on singing in Handel's Saul at Glyndebourne, Bernstein at Welsh National Opera, premiering Emily Hazrati at Oxford International Song Festival & her German debut at Komische Oper, Berlin. My interview:
www.planethugill.com/2025/06/from...
From Handel to Verdi & beyond: I chat to soprano Soraya Mafi about singing in Handel's Saul at Glyndebourne, & expanding into bel canto & Bernstein
From Handel to Verdi & beyond - interview: soprano Soraya Mafi on singing in Handel's Saul at Glyndebourne, & expanding into bel canto & Bernstein
www.planethugill.com
June 28, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Tomorrow! Thank you @owainpark.bsky.social and BBC Singers for programming my recent composition 'The World Turns' at Milton Court, Barbican - in a programme of contemporary music for choir and trumpet, with the extraordinary Aaron Azunda Akugbo ✨✨✨

www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/202...
BBC Singers and Aaron Azunda Akugbo | Barbican
The BBC Singers and Principal Guest Conductor Owain Park join forces with acclaimed Nigerian-Scottish trumpeter Aaron Azunda Akugbo.
www.barbican.org.uk
October 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Happy release day to Dobrinka Tabakova! I cannot recommend this beautiful album enough - it is every bit the perfect successor to her wonderful 'String Paths'. Give yourself a Friday treat and take an hour to listen to this ❤️

open.spotify.com/album/7azNPv...
September 26, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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★★★★ Music of hope from a young composer: an unusual combination of horn, strings and electronics makes for some intriguing listening writes @bernardhughes.bsky.social on Goldscheider, Brother Tree Sound, Kings Place theartsdesk.com/classical-mu...
Goldscheider, Brother Tree Sound, Kings Place review - music of hope from a young composer
Last night’s concert at Kings Place was a programme of contemporary pieces – including several premieres – by horn superstar Ben Goldscheider and string quartet Brother Tree Sound, “curated”, as the c...
theartsdesk.com
September 27, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Last night we welcomed professional friends and contacts to meet the 2025 RPS Composers @ambleskuse.bsky.social, Arthur Keegan, Cameron Biles-Liddell, Derri Joseph Lewis, @emilyhazrati.bsky.social, Lisa Robertson, Sasha Scott and @zdscomposer.bsky.social whom we've supported across the year. (1/2)
October 3, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Pinching myself that this is happening a month today! Such an honour for @sorayamafi.bsky.social and Ian Tindale to be premiering Nazli Tabatabai-Khatambakhsh's and my new song cycle 'Book of Queens' @oxfordsong.bsky.social

Holywell Music Room, 23 October 2025, 7.30pm oxfordsong.org/events/the-b...
The Book of Kings | Events | Oxford Song
oxfordsong.org
September 23, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Join RPS Composer @emilyhazrati.bsky.social on Thursday 23 October for the premiere of her new song cycle, commissioned by @oxfordsong.bsky.social as their Associate Composer: ‘Book of Queens’. Find out more and book via: royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk/whats_on/emi...
September 23, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Are you a composer?✍️ Would you like to collaborate and explore musical ideas with LSO Musicians?🎶 Then this is the opportunity for you!

We are currently recruiting for our new Soundhub Members and Associates.

Head to lso.co.uk/soundhub for more info and share with someone who should apply!❤️
September 3, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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Each of our three new trustees, Raymond Yiu, Harriet Wybor and Sam Wigglesworth, brings considerable expertise and commitment to our work. We very much look forward to working with them!

Find out more about our new trustees here 👇
Welcome to our new Trustees - Vaughan Williams Foundation
For more than 40 years Vaughan Williams funding has been awarded to support postgraduate study in composition. This year the Foundation has announced four new scholarships, totalling £32,000, for the…
vaughanwilliamsfoundation.org
September 4, 2025 at 10:13 AM
New interview! Had such a great time chatting with @leahbroad.bsky.social for Choir & Organ magazine's Autumn 2025 issue, delving into just some of my compositional interests and experiences over the past few years, with a particular focus on my choral output.

www.gramophone.co.uk/choir-and-or...
Interview with Emily Hazrati
Leah Broad explores the influences, collaborations and philosophy of a young composer
www.gramophone.co.uk
August 27, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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🥁 We're absolutely thrilled to be entering a Multi-Year Partnership with The Hinrichsen Foundation, over the course of 2025-28!

More information below...
August 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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#TàTFest2025 's London listings are live!

Join us to watch this amazing group of artists and their new works this September/October, with tickets from just £6.50. What are you most excited about seeing?

www.tete-a-tete.org.uk/festival/tet...
July 22, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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Direction Londres pour un concert aux #BBCProms au Royal Albert Hall 🇬🇧 Sous la direction de Pierre Bleuse, et avec la soprano Sarah Aristidou, pour célébrer les centenaires de Boulez & Berio ! 💯
July 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Our weekend listening recommendation? The RPS Composers takeover of @soundandmusic.bsky.social's The Sampler Mixtape on Resonance FM. Our composers have curated mixtapes including both their own music and their diverse inspirations. All episodes now available at: soundandmusic.org/post/the-sam...
July 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Out today on all streaming platforms 🦋
'Ellie Wilson's haunting Moth x Human, turned data about night-time moth activity intoa beguiling synthesised fabric.' The Guardian ⭐⭐⭐⭐

@nmcrecordings.bsky.social

nmcrecs.lnk.to/MothxHuman
Ellie Wilson, Jay Chakravorty, Huw Evans, Freya Hicks, Louise McMonagle - Moth x Human (Live)
Listen to Moth x Human (Live) by Ellie Wilson, Jay Chakravorty, Huw Evans, Freya Hicks, Louise McMonagle.
nmcrecs.lnk.to
July 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Great to be exploring new composers at @londonsymphony.bsky.social Panufnik workshops today
July 14, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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Applications for our 2026 scholarships open in December!

In the meantime, we are thrilled to introduce the 2025 Vaughan Williams scholars 👏

Congratulations to you all - we wish you a fascinating and rewarding year ahead. Listen out for these talented new voices!
2025 Vaughan Williams Scholarships - Vaughan Williams Foundation
For more than 40 years Vaughan Williams funding has been awarded to support postgraduate study in composition. This year the Foundation has announced four new scholarships, totalling £32,000, for the…
vaughanwilliamsfoundation.org
July 4, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Still can't quite believe @londonsymphony.bsky.social are performing my new work 'silk eternal' in less than 2 weeks! Part of 2025 LSO Helen Hamlyn Panufnik Composers' Scheme Workshops @blackheathhalls.bsky.social

FREE tickets for Monday 14 July (10.30am-2pm): www.lso.co.uk/whats-on/lso...

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July 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Huge congratulations to Wind, Brass & Percussion alumna, Ruby Collins on being appointed Sub-Principal Bassoon in the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 🎉 👏
“I’m absolutely delighted to be joining the RPO. It has been an utter pleasure to work with this fantastic orchestra and I'm looking forward to immersing myself in the upcoming concerts and tours.”

Today we welcome Ruby Collins as our new Sub-Principal Bassoon!

📷 Yajie Wang
July 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Hear RPS Composer @emilyhazrati.bsky.social's @soundandmusic.bsky.social The Sampler Mixtape on Resonance FM, this Friday at noon. Emily's music embraces narratives, voices, and interdisciplinary artforms.
You can also catch up with Arthur Keegan's episode here: soundandmusic.org/post/the-sam...
June 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Nicky Spence returns to @wigmore-hall.org.uk‬ tonight for a concert celebrating the works of LGBTQ+ composers and poets.

Full details here: buff.ly/v1fcAsF
June 20, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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Iran: Weeks away from having nuclear weapons since 1995
June 17, 2025 at 6:55 PM