Austrian - Iranian Nationality
Speaks Italian, French, Spanish, Dutch, German and English
Diploma from Academy of Vienna in Composition (Gottfried Von Einem)
Diploma from Academy of Vienna in Conducting (Hans Swarovsky)
Reciepent of national and international awards, medals and titles
Assistant of Herbert Von Karajan in Salzburg with Berlin Philharmonic
Conducted more than 120 orchestras in all continents.
Principle Guest Conductor of Czech Philharmonic
Music Director in Brussels, Zagreb, Prag and Malaga
More than 150 CD recordings (40 operas)

MEDALS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS:

1967:
Imperial Gold Medal for Artistic Achievements
IRAN

1971:
Honour and Excellent Prize
Academy for "Musik und Darstellende Kunst"
Vienna, AUSTRIA

1974:
First Prize in the Composition Competition
(Advertising in Service of Human Rights).
UNITED NATIONS

1975:
Gold Medal for Human Rights (Hungry Africa)
UNITED NATIONS.

1977:
Gold Medal
international Conductor Competition
Besançon, FRANCE.

1978:
Silver Medal
International Conductor Competition
Geneva, SWITZERLAND.

1978:
Nominated for the Special Prize German Records for Kolosseum photographs
GERMANY

1980:
Awardee of the "Honoured Austrian Cityzenship"
Due to a Resolution by Ministers' Council
Offered to Alexander Rahbari and Rudolf Nureyev
AUSTRIA

1985:
Dvorak Medal
For Outstanding Achievements with the Czech Philharmonic
CZECK REPUBLIC

1994:
Fuga Trophaee
For Ten Years of Outstanding Artistic Achievements in the Country
BELGIUM

2003:
Reward of Honour of the City of Málaga
For Outstanding Artistic Achievements
SPAIN

2006:
Persian Golden Lioness Award
Award of Excellence in Music
The World Academy of Arts, Literature and Media
Budapest, HUNGARY

COLLABORATION WITH PROMINENT SINGERS:

Soprano

Gabriela Benackova
Grace Bumbry
Giovanna Casolla
Maria Chiara
Alexandra Coku
Elisabeth Connell
Anne Evans
Stefka Evstatieva
Miriam Gauci
Sabine Hass
Barbara Hendricks
Gwyneth Jones
Galina Kalinina
Lyuba Kazarnovskaya
Lana Lootens
Nelly Miricioiu
Luba Orgonasova
Lucia Pop
Christine Schäfer
Anne-Sophie Schmidt
Cheryl Studer
Eva Urbanova
Dunja Vejzovic
Mara Zampieri

Mezzo Soprano

Ruza Pospis Baldani
Marta Benackova
Lucienne van Deyck
Waltraud Meier
Mabel Perelstein
Jadwiga Rappé

Tenor

Giacomo Aragall
Lando Bartolini
Don Bernardini
Alberto Cupido
Miro Dvorsky
Peter Dvorsky
Nicolai Gedda
Giuseppe Giacomini
Kaludi Kaludow
Justin Lavender
Dennis O’Neil
David Rendall
Giuseppe Sabbatini
Zachos Terzakis
Henk Vonk

Bariton / Bass

Theo Adam
Alexandru Agache
Carlos Alvarez
Lado Ataneli
Felipe Bou
Calos Chausson
Gian Piero Mastromei
Peter Mikulas
Marcello Rosca
Vicemte Sardinero
Bo Skovhus
Alan Titus
Edward Tumagian
Daniel Washington

and many more ...