Founded 2025 — Tehran
University of Art Contemporary Orchestra
An ensemble dedicated to the performance and development of Iranian contemporary music.
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UACO — Inaugural Performance
The first official UACO project: a programme pairing newly commissioned works by Iranian composers, selected through open call, with core orchestral repertoire.
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History
From a single commissioned work in 2022 to a standing orchestral platform — the story of how UACO came to be.
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Pre-UACO performances and the ensemble's official programme of commissioned Iranian works.
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The composers, conductors, performers and organisers behind UACO, credited project by project.
Meet the people → 04Archive
Posters, programmes, photography and video from every UACO performance since 2022.
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