Tanava

In their ensemble Tanava, Johanna-Leonore Dahlhoff (flute), Alireza Meghrazi (kamanche), Nicola Pacha Vock (double bass) and Ramin Rahmi (percussion/vocals) bring their musical traditions together in their own arrangements and compositions. The neologism Tanava refers to the creative combination of ‘dance’ and ‘nava’ (Persian: song/singing). The repertoire is correspondingly diverse: with works from the Western European and Persian context and thematic references to joie de vivre, love and spirituality.

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, a member of the Bridges Kammerorchester and has been Head of Education and Community at the Bridges Kammerorchester since 2024. She also develops her own projects and works as a teacher in the school project ‘Response - New Music in Schools’ at the HfMDK Frankfurt. Nicola Pacha Vock was Managing Director and part of the artistic management 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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