2026
- 03/2026 | AWARD NOMINATION
STATES OF LISTENING has been nominated for the “Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik” (German Record Critics’ Award; abbreviated: PdSK), music critics and journalists from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland come together regularly to honour outstanding music and spoken word recordings. Link to the 03/26 Long list, Electronic and Experimental Music.
- 05/2026 | ALBUM RELEASE
STATES OF LISTENING, for Guzheng and Live-Electronics released on 03 May 2026. More info is available here.
2025
- 03/2025 | AWARD NOMINATION
TIMES OF THE DAY, has been nominated for the “Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik” (German Record Critics’ Award; abbreviated: PdSK), music critics and journalists from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland come together regularly to honour outstanding music and spoken word recordings. Link to the 03/25 Long list, Electronic and Experimental Music. - 03/2025 | ALBUM RELEASE
TIMES OF THE DAY, for solo Guzheng and Live-Electronics released on 21st March 2025. More info is available here.
2024
- 08/2024 | LIVE PERFORMANCE
August 2nd, 2024, Solo live-electronics performance at SAVVY Contemporary in Berlin at 8 PM organized by BOILING HARMONIES. More information is available here. - 06/2024 | PREMIERE
June 29th, 2024, priemier of new composition “A Pathway to the Light,” (2024) for cello, bass flute, and live electronics, performed as part of “UPTOTHREE – ZAHLEN, SKALEN, SPEKTREN” festival by the Ensemble Mosaik at Acker Stadt Palast. - 2024 | PRESS FEATURE
Great News for our TEMBER ENSEMBLE. We are thrilled to announce that we’ve been featured in the Musikfonds Magazine, highlighting funded projects from 2020-2023! It’s an honor to be part of this beautifully designed selection. A huge thank you to @musikfonds.de for funding our projects and including us in this amazing imprint! https://www.yumpu.com/…/read/68718403/musikfonds-2020-2023 (See the pages 214 or 218-221 on the PDF)
- 2024 | 2 AWARD NOMINATIONS
Two of our recent albums have been nominated in two categories for the first long list of the 2024 prestigious “Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik” (PdSK) awards. “Moers Journey” by Tember Ensemble – Released in November 2023 via Noise a’ Noise label, this album has been nominated in the “Electronic and Experimental” and “Grenzgänge” (border crossing) categories. “Fall and Rise” Live 2022 -composed by Alireza Ostovar and self-released in September 2023- received a nomination in the “Electronic and Experimental” category.
2023
- 11/2023 | LIVE PERFORMANCE
November 26th, 2023, with “Tember Ensemble” live music performance at TAK Theater Berlin. Album release concert. - 10/2023 | LIVE PERFORMANCE
October 29th, 2023, Live-electronics music performance at RaumfuerRaum, Berlin. More info here. - 09/2023 | PERFORMANCE & WORKSHOP (ITALY)
September 22 & 23rd, 2023, at 6 PM. Performance “Picture of Resistance” by Alireza Ostovar at Fortezza Vecchia, Livorno, Toscana, Italy. The event is organized by Import/Export and is Free Entrance. More info here.
September 18-20th, 2023, Workshop “Transcultural Music and Interdisciplinary Art” by Alireza Ostovar at Conservatorio Pietro Mascagni, Livorno, Italy. The workshop is organized by Import/Export, and it’s Free Entrance. More info here.
Photo by: André-Symann @sieben48 - 07/2023 | SAZ-E SHEKASTE TOUR (ITALY & BERLIN)
July 18th, 2023, at 8 PM, Saz-e Shekaste (Broken Instrument) music and sound performance by Ali Ostovar at Mondello, Palermo, Italy (Cortile Leone 4, Palermo). Free Entrance. More info here.
July 8th, 2023, at 10 PM Saz-e Shekaste (Broken Instrument) music and sound performance by Ali Ostovar at Spazio UltraBlu in Rome, Italy. For more info about the piece see here. Free Entrance. Now Available on Youtube.
July 1st, 2023, at 9 PM Saz-e Shekaste (Broken Instrument) music and sound performance by Ali Ostovar at Instabile in Florence, Italy. Free Entrance. More info here.
June 1st, 2023, at 6 PM Saz-e Shekaste (Broken Instrument) music and sound performance by Ali Ostovar at Studio Bildende Kunst(John-Sieg-Straße 13, 10365 Berlin-Lichtenberg) for the closing exhibition called TREASURE organized by HIER & JETZT: CONNECTIONS (HUJ:C). Free Entrance. More info here.
Saze Shekasteh Performance in Palermo 2023 - 05/2023 | MOERS FESTIVAL
May 28th, 2023 at 1 PM concert at Mores festival. Tember Ensemble & guests: Valentina Bellanova (nay, fl), Petros Tzekos (perc), Kioomars Musayyebi (Iranian santur), Arman Moghadam (live video) & Ali Ostovar (live-electronics/mixer). More info here.
May 26th, 2023 at 8 PM Solo live-set performance at Mores festival, Moers city center, Germany.
https://www.moers-festival.de/ - 05/2023 | RADIO BROADCAST
Ali Ostovar’s new composition, Relative Silence will be on the “Cute Community Radio” as part of the “Hudu’ Nisbi” project from 4th May to the end of June 2023, it will be available on his Soundcloud channel from 5th May on. - 01/2023 | DANCE & SOUND PERFORMANCE
January 2023, 10th and 11th 8 PM. “TO BE A FISH IN A RAKI BOTTLE” in Sophiensale Berlin as a part of Tanztage 2023. choreography and dance: Elvan Tekin, sound and music composition/performance: Alireza Ostvoar.
2022
- 12/2022 | LIVE PERFORMANCE
December 3rd, 2022, at 8 PM. Performance “Picture of Resistance” at Seem Festival, Munich, Germany. - 09/2022 | INTERDISCIPLINARY PERFORMANCE
September 17th, 2022, at 8 PM, “FALL AND RISE” is a transcultural interdisciplinary performance by Alireza Ostovar in collaboration with Tember Ensemble and guests at Vierte Welt in Berlin. (more info here)
Artwork by Alireza Ostovar - 06/2022 | OPEN AIR CONCERTS
Saturday, June 11th, 2022, at 7 pm. *Open Air Concert* at B.L.O. Ateliers in Berlin, organized by BLO Ateliers. 1st SET: Oud and live electronics (video here). 2nd SET: Tanbur, Percussion, and live-electronics.
Saturday, June 4th, 2022 *Sound of Love* 7:30 pm, at institut für west-östliche musik e.v in Berlin, organized by Alirezas Ostrovar in collaboration with institut für west-östliche musik e.v.
Design by Pooya Abbasian - 05/2022 | ALBUM RELEASE: LAND SCAPE
Saturday, May 28th, 2022 *album release concert: Land Scape* 7 pm, at B.L.O. Ateliers in Berlin, organized by HIER & JETZT: Tember Ensemble & guest: Alireza Ostovar, Azin Zahedi & Pouria Solhjou (live-electronics, Santur & Tanbur). (watch the video here)
“Land Scape” New album released by Tember Ensemble and guests. It’s available on all major music streaming platforms. Tanbur & vocal: Pouria Solhjou, Santur & Flute: Azin Zahedi, Back-vocal: Aysel Shahmoradi. Live-Electronics, production, mix & mastering: Alireza Ostovar (a.k.a Ali Ostovar).
Artwork by Saleh Kazemi
2021
- 12/2021 | CONCERTS & WORKSHOP
3rd, 10th, and 11th December 2021 Concert series, album release by Tember Ensemble and guests. in Berlin at Institut für West Östliche Musik e.V. at 8 PM. (videos available on Youtube)
4th December 2021, Workshop “Transcultural Electroacoustic Music” in Berlin at Institut für West Östliche Musik e.V. at 4 PM.
Artwork by Pooya Abbasian - 08/2021 | ARTIST TALKS
Wednesday, August 25th, 2021 * ARTIST TALKS * 7 pm, at B.L.O. Ateliers in Berlin, organized by HIER & JETZT: Connections, more info - 2021 | ALBUM RELEASE
Space Radio Sonar two disks album released. It’s available on all major music streaming platforms. In Berlin, Space Radio Sonar was formed by Oliver Schmid (drums) and Ali Ostovar (electronics).
For more info, please check the list of selected works and performances here.