Biography

Born into an artistic family, Avin’s love for music began when she was six years old, starting with playing the recorder flute. However, it wasn’t until she was nine years old that she discovered her true passion – the Oud.

In 2015, she was enrolled in Tehran’s music conservatory, dedicating six years of high school to study music and improve her skills on the Oud and in music as a whole. Guided by esteemed masters such as Negar Bouban, Hojat Farajian, and Yasamin Shahhosseini, Avin developed a deep affection for the instrument and made the decision to pursue music academically.

Throughout her studies, Avin had the honor of performing at renowned venues in Tehran, including Vahdat and Roudaki music halls, both as a soloist and as a member of various ensembles and orchestras. 

Following her graduation from the conservatory, Avin made the decision to relocate to Austria in order to further her musical journey. Currently studying Jazz improvisation at Anton Bruckner University in Linz, she is active musician in the Viennese and European music scene delving into the extraordinary realms of jazz and fusion music, surrounded by a diverse group of passionate individuals who share love for music professionally.

However, besides perfroming with a vast variety of jazz ensembles, she was fortunate to regularly work with great musicians from various cultural backgrounds such as Brazil, West Africa and the Middle East. Therefore her inspiration arises from a colorful mix of styles, rhythms and languages. 

Projects 

Solo Oud & Vocal Project – 2023 – Present:

In October 2023, she have had her first Solo gig at the age of 19 in the Porgy&Bess (Strengen Kammer) in Vienna, which was the beginning of her solo project series, that she then took to various stages around Europe later on. 

NASOM – The New Austrian Sound Of Music 2025/2026 : 

In 2025/2026 , Avin Ahmadi was selected as one of the featured artists for NASOM – The New Austrian Sound of Music, a prestigious biennial sponsorship program by the Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs (BMEIA). Dedicated to supporting outstanding emerging musicians from or based in Austria, NASOM enabled Avin to take her music to international stages—an experience that significantly broadened her artistic journey and personal growth.

Ahmadi & Kirilova Duo – 2024 – Present :

Together with bassist Victoria Kirilova a Duo was formed in November 2024 during the I AM ABROAD creative session in Vienna, where they were randomly paired as duo partners for the first time. What began as a first-time collaboration quickly revealed a rare musical chemistry!

Rooted in free improvisation and original compositions, their music weaves together elements of jazz, Persian contemporary music, and Bulgarian traditional influences — all through the unique instrumentation of oud and double bass.

Since then, the duo has brought their genre-defying sound to a variety of stages, including Kultursommer 2025, Musikbefreit, Porgy & Bess Strenge Kammer, and more.

MusiSHEans Guitar Tour – 2024 

In September 2024, Avin joined MusiSHEans Guitar Tour (A collective of solo female guitarists and fingerstyle musicians) as a guest artist, performing in 12 cities across Germany and Italy.

Roots Revival Series —2024

Roots Revival is a Vienna based organization dealing with performance, interpretation and documentation of various musical cultures around the globe.

In February and May 2024, Avin had the honor of participating in Series 5 & 6 on Afghanistan music Series, sharing the stage with Simin Tander, Elaha Soroor, Nora Thiele and etc.

Mavin’s Duo (Vienna, Austria) — 2023—2024

During her early time in Vienna, She created an Oud & Violin Duo called ‘Mavin’ with Michael Alves which lead them to many amazing performances in several venues in Vienna and eventually led her to her debut official single track release called “Dopelk”, which later became one of her most popular songs. This song was performed several times with the accompaniment of many other musicians, and one of the most valubale versions features an arrangement by Mahan Mirarab, Which was an honor for Avin Ahmadi to perform with the Nawa Orchestra at Nawa Festival 2024. 

Education 

  • Currently Studying Jazz Improvisation at Anton Bruckner University (Linz,Austria)
  • 2015-2020 Gratuated from Tehran Music Conservatory (Tehran,Iran)
  • 2009-2015 The beginning of her musical journey with a recorder flute and later with the Oud at Broomand’s academy(Tehran,Iran)

Performances

  • August 2024 : Silkroad Global Musician Workshop  at :
  • 7.8.24 Boston, Massachusetts, USA – Jordan Hall
  • 8.8.24 Boston, Massachusetts, USA – Jordan Hall
  • 9.8.24 Boston, Massachusetts, USA – Jordan Hall
  • June 2024: Performing at Nawa Festival 2024 – Sharing the stage with Mahan Mirarab, Golnar Shahyar, Rez Abasi, Mona Matbou Riahi and more… 
  • June 2024: Resident Alien – Solo Performance at Hinterland Gallery, followed by an accompaniment from the amazing Peter Herbert
  • June 2024: Solo Performance at Dresden Guitar Festival 2024
  • May 2024: Musical Performance with Toranj Mashayekhi under the Cook,Eat & Clean Project at Eindorf 
  • May 2024: Hazara Music Interpretation with Elaha Soroor & Roots Revival Ensemble (Series 6)
  • April 2024: Duo Oud & Kamancheh Concert at Spektakel, Salam Festival Center 
  • April 2024: Solo Performance at Emotional Lands by Maria Hanl & Ziad Naitaddi 
  • February 2024: PASHTO! – sharing the stage with Simin Tander & Roots Revival Ensemble (Series 5)
  • October 2023: Her first solo gig as her own project at the Porgy&Bess (Strengen Kammer) (Vienna, Austria)
  • October 2023: Participating in the DE/SEMBLE music festival for jazz and adventorous music (Vienna, Austria) 
  • September 2023: Participating in the Flying Carpet Festival runned by Sahba Kia (Turkey, small villages in the syrian border)
  • April 2023: Mavin’s duo Performance at Vienna Art Gallery
  • March 2023: Traditional Iranian music Concert at EPEL, salle polyvalante with Sogol mirzaei and Hossein Raad (Geneva,Switzerland)  
  • March 2023: WOMAN,LIFE,FREEDOM concert with Morvarid Tahmasbi at MDW university

Film Music 

  • 2024 : Oud player and improviser at ‘Walud Short film‘ – Directed by Daood Alabdulaa & Louise Zenker – Film Music composed by Arezou Rezaei

Workshops

  • 2024: Participating at Silkroad Global Musician Workshop (Boston, Massachusetts)
  • 2020: Children Music Pedagogy with Narges Mehrabi in “Alef” academy (Tehran)
  • 2018: Participating at Turkish Oud masters workshops, Yurdal Tockan (Tehran)

Awards