Mohsen Shanehchi

Mohsen Shanehchi was born in 1997 in Mashhad, Iran. He began his musical education by learning the santur, a Persian instrument, attending the santur masterclass of Siamak Aghaei before studying santur performance under Ardavan Kamkar. He began studying music composition in Iran with Nader Mashayekhi and later with Armin Sanayei. He went on to study composition at the Anton Bruckner Private University with Erland Maria Freudenthaler, and since October 2025 has been studying composition at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (MDW) under Periklis Liakakis. His works have been premiered by various ensembles and performed at several festivals, including Leicht über Linz with ensembles such as SchlagQuartett Köln and Cantando Admont, Festival 4020 with Lizard Ensemble at BrucknerHaus, and the Ars Electronica Festival, where his electro-acoustic work was presented.