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Biography
Oliver Fartach-Naini (born 1964) is a German guitarist living in Australia where he teaches at the Elder Conservatorium of Music, University of Adelaide. He is regularly involved in organising festivals and performing classical guitar for the public,
Biography
Oliver Fartach-Naini performs as a soloist, in duo with Korean guitarist Professor Lee Song-Ou, German flautist Thea Nielsen and as a member of the quintet "Tango Concertante".
Recordings include 7 CDs for Deutsche Grammophon, Kreuzberg Records and Acoustic Music Records.
The German “Edition Margaux” publishes the “Collection Oliver Fartach-Naini” which is a selection of works composers from all over the worldhave dedicated to Oliver Fartach-Naini and his ensembles.
As a student of American guitarist and composer Laurie Randolph Oliver Fartach-Naini holds degrees from the Berlin University of the Arts and the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig in Leipzig.
Recordings
CD "Movement For Two Guitars
Guitar Duo Lee Song-Ou & Oliver Fartach-Naini
play Kim Myungphyo, Stephen Dodgson, Jaime Zenamon, Lee Geonyong and Lee Hunghyun
Kreuzberg Records 10020, 1997
CD "Suite Buenos Aires
Thea Nielsen, Flute & Oliver Fartach-Naini, Guitar
play Máximo Diego Pujol, Gabriel SenaneS and Astor Piazzolla
Kreuzberg Records 10039, 1998
CD "Frutti Di Mare
Guitar Duo Lee Song-Ou & Oliver Fartach-Naini
Play Carlo Domeniconi, Mario Gangi, Astor Piazzolla and Laurie Randolph
Kreuzberg Records 10073, 2002
CD “Tangos Sin Palabras
Tango Concertante plays Piazzolla, Troilo et al.
Roland Schmitt, Saxophone; Miriam Risch, Violin; Roman Hengge, Piano; Oliver Fartach-Naini, Guitar; Oliver Potratz, Contrabass Acoustic Music Records 319.1294.2, 2003
CD "Ex Oriente Lux", music from India, Iran, Austria, Germany and Argentina
Thea Nielsen, Flute & Oliver Fartach-Naini, Guitar
play Ravi Shankar, Majid Derakhshani, Thomas Wallisch, Ludger Vollmer, Coco Nelegatti
Kreuzberg Records 10091, 2004
CD “Didar“ – Live in Berlin
Compositions of Majid Derakhshani (Iran)
Majid Derakhshani, Tar, Setar & Voice (Iran); Thea Nielsen, Flute (Germany), Oliver Fartach-Naini, Guitar (Germany); Amir Abbas :Zare, Daf (Iran)
Kreuzberg Records 10092, 2004
CD “Winter Journey
Compositions of Franz Schubert
Richard Yongjae O'Neill, Viola, Guitar Duo Lee Song-Ou & Oliver Fartach-Naini, Jong-Ho Park, Guitar
Deutsche Grammophon, 2007