Joolaee Trio was founded in 2021 through the long-standing collaboration between kamancheh virtuoso Misagh Joolaee, pianist Schaghajegh Nosrati, and percussionist Sebastian Flaig. The trio made a highly praised debut at the Rudolstadt Festival in 2022, which led to performances at venues including Sendesaal Bremen, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, Jazz Meets World in Prague, Heidelberger Frühling, and Pierre Boulez Hall in Berlin. Their musical language blends rhythmic originality, lyricism, and expressive virtuosity with subtle silence. Drawing from Persian, classical European, and contemporary music, they create a unique sonic dialogue between cultures. Most of their repertoire consists of original compositions, complemented by their arrangements of Turkish and Persian folk songs.
Schaghajegh Nosrati (b. 1989, Bochum) is a versatile pianist known for her interpretations of Bach. A breakthrough came in 2014 with a prize at the Bach Competition in Leipzig and subsequent collaboration with Sir András Schiff. She has performed at Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall, the Berlin Philharmonic, and Elbphilharmonie. She has released acclaimed recordings and teaches at the Barenboim–Said Academy in Berlin as Schiff’s assistant.
Misagh Joolaee (b. 1983, Iran) is a versatile musician and kamancheh master. He studied both Persian and European classical music. He has won numerous awards, including the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritikfor his solo albums and work with Joolaee Trio. He has performed with Cappella Amsterdam and at Deutsche Oper Berlin. He is the founder of the Avaan ensemble and taught at the University of Hildesheim (2011–2014).
Sebastian Flaig, a percussionist from Freiburg, studied ethnic percussion, jazz, and composition in Leipzig and deepened his knowledge of oriental music in Istanbul under master Misirli Ahmet. He blends jazz, oriental, and early music, collaborating with Maya Youssef, Ensemble Resonanz, and Taner Akyol Trio. A recipient of the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik, he also composes for theater, film, and radio.
