Amin Amel Ebrahimi (1997) is an Iranian conductor, composer and artistic director based in the Netherlands. He is the founder and artistic director of the Brabant Chamber Orchestra. Amin collaborates regularly with Cappella Amsterdam and the Amsterdams Andalusisch Orkest. Past collaborations include the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra (Nederlands Kamerorkest), Danish National Orchestra, Beethoven Orchester, NOSPR, Philzuid, Holland Festival, November Music, Gaudeamus, and Brabant Koor.

Amin’s driving force is to understand complex ideas and make them accessible. The focus is always on relevance: does the detail support the whole, will the form speak to the audience?  

Amin respectfully challenges performance traditions of classical works. As a curator, he incorporates elements like dramaturgy, lighting, projection, and storytelling – crafting each concert as a fully realised experience. For Amin, artistic direction is an extension of composition itself.

His Persian heritage influences Amin’s classical compositions. He offers a rich blend of Middle Eastern and Western traditions to create a fresh cultural and sonic palette of melody, harmony, form and orchestration. Carefully integrating quartertones into the Western compositional system, Amin often incorporates controlled improvisation, viewing heartfelt emotion as the most personal form of expression.

Amin’s reputation for excellence has led to ongoing collaborations in professional and community projects. These collaborations have brought Amin to the stages of Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Muziekgebouw Eindhoven, TivoliVredenburg, Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ, and Philharmonie de Paris, among others.

In 2023, Amin was awarded the prestigious MusicHub Brabant Fellowship to further his career as a conductor, composer, and artistic director.