Eishan Ensemble Announces 2025 Australian Tour
Eishan Ensemble are hitting the road in support of their fourth album, Northern Rhapsody.
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Sydney-based Eishan Ensemble have announced a national tour in support of their most recent album, Northern Rhapsody.
Released earlier this year in May, composer and band leader Hamed Sadeghi described the record as his “love letter to both Iran and Australia.” Across seven beautiful tracks, Eishan Ensemble address themes of transformation and connection, dissecting the emotion and cultural landscapes that emerge from living between two lands.
“Locals often describe Australia’s beauty through its soft sand beaches, coastal cliffs, and endless ocean views,” says Sadeghi. “But as an Iranian living here, I see it differently. It is the winding rivers, ancient rock formations, the smell of eucalyptus, and the vivid orange sunsets over rolling hills.”
Northern Rhapsody merges Iranian classical music with Persian poetry, all with a tinge of Australiana weaving through each composition.
“Of course, I have beautiful memories of Iran,” Sadeghi reflects. “It’s in my blood. Persian culture will always resonate: the rhythm of Tehran, the bustle of the bazaar, the memory of the Alborz Mountains. That’s home, too. But I could never have made this album in Tehran.”
He continues, “Northern Rhapsody brings these two places into dialogue. One is shaped by centuries of tradition; the other, by open skies, quiet encounters, and the friendships I’ve formed across Australia.”
Performing tracks from Northern Rhapsody on the tour, Eishan Ensemble’s first show takes place at MONA in Hobart on Friday 29 August. The seven-piece then performs at Sydney’s Riverside Theatre (Sunday 31 August), Geelong’s Platform Arts (Friday 5 September), Melbourne’s Hawthorn Arts Centre (Saturday 6 September) Adelaide’s Woodville Town Hall (Thursday 11 September), Kyneton’s Town Hall (Friday 12 September) and Wollongong’s Town Hall (Thursday 18 September), wrapping the tour up in the Blue Mountains at Springwood Presbyterian Church Hall on Saturday 20 September.
Tickets for all shows are on sale now via eishanensemble.com.
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Formed in Sydney in 2016, Eishan Ensemble are the brainchild of Persian-Australian tar virtuoso and composer Hamed Sadeghi. Alongside Michael Avgenicos (saxophone), Maximilian Alduca (double bass) and Adem Yilmaz (percussion), the ARIA-nominated group craft intricate sounds that bridge East and West.
Releasing their debut album Nim Dong in 2018, Eishan Ensemble followed up with Afternoon Tea at Six in 2020, Project Masnavi in 2021 and Northern Rhapsody this year.
Eishan Ensemble have performed at some of the world’s most incredible venues and festivals, including Sydney Opera House, London Jazz Festival, Rome Jazz Festival, WOMAD, Auckland Arts Festival, and Yilan Arts Festival in Taiwan, and can’t wait to perform their new album for folks in Australia this August and September.
Catch Eishan Ensemble at Woodville Town Hall on Thursday 11 September. Tickets on sale now via humanitix.com.
Eishan Ensemble 2025 Australian Tour Dates
Friday 29 August – MONA, Hobart, TAS
Sunday 31 August – Riverside Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Friday 5 September – Platform Arts, Geelong VIC
Saturday 6 September – Hawthorn Arts Centre, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 11 September – Woodville Town Hall, Adelaide, SA
Friday 12 September – Kyneton Town Hall, Kyneton, VIC
Thursday 18 September – Wollongong Town Hall, Wollongong, NSW
Saturday 20 September – Springwood Presbyterian Church Hall, Blue Mountains, NSW
