Tanava
Four musicians, four instruments, one common language: music. Flute, kamanche, double bass and percussion, Western European and Persian music, tradition and modernity, rhythm and melody come together in the ensemble Tanava.
Inspired by traditional sounds and modern influences, the musicians Johanna-Leonore Dahlhoff (flute), Alireza Meghrazi (kamanche), Nicola Pacha Vock (double bass) and Ramin Rahmi (percussion/vocals) create their own arrangements and compositions that build bridges between cultures and explore themes such as joie de vivre, love and spirituality.
The neologism Tanava refers to the creative combination of ‘dance’ and ‘nava’ (Persian: song/song) and exemplifies the ensemble’s transcultural sound: a dance between worlds, an echo of diversity, between deep roots and free development - sometimes rousing, sometimes melancholic, but always full of emotion.
Johanna-Leonore Dahlhoff is a flautist, has been artistic director of Bridges - Musik verbindet in Frankfurt since 2016 and founded the Bridges Kammerorchester together with Anke Karen Meyer in 2019. On her concert tours as a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician to numerous countries around the world, she is always keen to familiarise herself with the musical traditions of the respective host country. Since 2015, she has also been active as a composer and arranger, including for the Bridges Kammerorchester.
Alireza Meghrazi initially began playing the violin, but also learnt the kamanche and studied harmony, composition and solfège. He has appeared on radio and television and has played in renowned Iranian orchestras, among others. Alireza Meghrazi Solouklou was honoured as best kamanche player at the Tehran Music Festival and as best composer at the Folk Music Festival.
Nicola Pacha Vock is a freelance double bass player, member of the Bridges Kammerorchester and, since 2024, head of education and community at the Bridges Kammerorchester. She studied orchestral music at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt and business administration at the FernUniversität Hagen. Nicola Pacha Vock was a member of the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie and played, among other things, during a fixed-term contract with the Opern- und Museumsorchester Frankfurt. From 2018 to 2024, she was managing director and artistic co-director of the Kammerphilharmonie Frankfurt.
Ramin Rahmi is a percussionist and singer, founding member of the Bridges Kammerorchester and member of various Bridges Ensembles. He has been playing tombak and daf since childhood, then studied the Persian long-necked lute Tar and musicology in Tehran and continued his training in Moscow. Ramin Rahmi has performed in Iran, Italy, Germany, Sweden, France and Russia.
Ensemble
Johanna-Leonore Dahlhoff Flute
Alireza Meghrazi Kamanche
Nicola Pacha Vock Double bass
Ramin Rahmi Percussion/Vocals
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Booking
Christian Sebastian Nickel
booking@bridges-kammerorchester.de
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