Oliver Fartach-Naini

Dr Oliver Fartach-Naini

Assoc. Director Postgrad. Coursework Programs

Elder Conservatorium of Music

Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Oliver Fartach-Naini is a classical guitarist, international collaborator, editor and educator from Germany. Building on his comprehensive studies in musicology, pedagogy and music performance Berlin and Leipzig, Oliver Fartach-Naini’s research interests have led to collaborative projects ranging from Persian art music to Franz Schubert, culminating in concert performances across Europe, Asia, Australia and the USA. His PhD titled Ethnoclassicism in Guitar Chamber Music is a reflection of his stylistically very diverse portfolio of projects. Further research outputs include well over one hundred world premiere performances of works, which composers such as Carlo Domeniconi (Italy), Richard Charlton (Australia), Ludger Vollmer (Germany), Geonyong Lee (South Korea), Jaime Zenamon (Brazil) and Máximo Diego Pujol (Argentina) have written for him and his ensembles. To date Oliver Fartach-Naini has recorded eleven commercial CDs for Deutsche Grammophon, Kreuzberg Records, Acoustic Music Records, Credia Classics and Ethnoclassics.For the Australian Music Examinations Board (AMEB) Oliver Fartach-Naini published 7 graded repertoire books and curated a 1000-work repertoire list in 2011. In Australia this is today’s most commonly used resource in guitar pedagogy. As a tertiary educator and postgraduate supervisor Oliver Fartach-Naini is passionate about student centred learning within a framework that ensures up-to-date industry competence and proficiency. In addition to directing the Elder Conservatorium's classical guitar program Oliver Fartach-Naini is Associate Director of Postgraduate Coursework Programs as well as serving as Co-Coordinator for the Elder Conservatorium's MPhil and PhD programs.

My research portfolio synthesises outcomes from practice-led investigation with academic inquiry in pedagogy, composition, music psychology and musicology. Research outputs include world premiere performances the world over and 11 commercially released albums on Acoustic Music Records, Kreuzberg Records, Deutsche Grammophon, Ethnoclassics and Credia (Universal). My passion for instrumental pedagogy is reflected in my authorship of the current classical guitar syllabus of the Australian Music Examinations Board (AMEB).

  • Appointments
    Date Position Institution name
    2024 - ongoing Postgraduate Coordinator (PGC) University of Adelaide
    2022 - ongoing Associate Director Postgraduate Coursework Programs University of Adelaide
    2020 - ongoing Senior Lecturer University of Adelaide
    2016 - 2019 Scholarly Teaching Fellow University of Adelaide, Elder Conservatorium of Music
    2016 - ongoing Head of Classical Guitar Studies University of Adelaide, Elder Conservatorium of Music
    2005 - 2016 Sessional Academic University of Adelaide, Elder Conservatorium of Music

  • Awards and Achievements
    Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
    2024 Award 2024 UNESCO Adelaide City of Music International Collaboration Award UNESCO Adelaide City of Music Australia -
    2019 Award TOP TEN CLASSICAL GUITAR ALBUM OF 2019 Classical Guitar United States -

  • Language Competencies
    Language Competency
    English -
    French -
    German -
    Swedish -

  • Education
    Date Institution name Country Title
    2018 University of Adelaide, Adelaide Australia Doctor of Philosophy
    2009 University of Adelaide Australia Grad Cert Teaching @ University
    1997 Hochschule für Musik und Theater "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" Leipzig Germany MA Music Performance (Diplom-Orchestermusiker)
    1995 Universität der Künste Berlin Germany BA (Hons), Music Performance & Pedagogy (Diplom-Musikerziehung)
    1986 - 1988 Freie Universität Berlin Germany Musicology and Scandinavian Literature

  • Research Interests
    Education Music Music Performance Musicology and Ethnomusicology Curriculum and Pedagogy Psychology

Love Song – New Korean and Australian Music for Two Guitars
Commonwealth Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)
Australia-Korea Foundation Grant Round 2025-26
AKF2025-284
Fartach-Naini, O; Lee, S; Lee, G
$18,595

  • Classical Performance 1A –  3B
  • Music Professional Development 1A – 3B
  • Foundations of Music Education 1A & 1B
  • Music Education in Theory and Practice 2A & 2B
  • Music Education Performance Studies 2
  • Musicianship 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B
  • PGCW Pedagogy Research Seminar IV, Delivery & Course Coordination
  • PGCW Pedagogy Research Seminar V
  • PGCW Performance & Pedagogy IVA, IVB, V
  • PGCW Pedagogy Practicum IV & V, Delivery & Course Coordination
  • PGCW Minor Recital IV & V, Delivery & Course Coordination
  • PGCW Major Recital IV & V, Delivery & Course Coordination
  • PGCW Negotiated Project IV, Delivery & Course Coordination
  • PGCW Professional Project V, Delivery & Course Coordination
  • PGCW Ensemble V, Delivery & Course Coordination
  • PGCW Research Project V, Delivery & Course Coordination
  • HDR Supervision and Postgraduate Coordination
     

  • Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2025 Co-Supervisor Preparing the Next Generation of Instrumental Teachers: An investigation of Australian tertiary level instrumental pedagogy training Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Miss Lucy Pamela Macourt
    2025 Co-Supervisor An investigation of violin pedagogy at current leading pre-college music institutions. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Zoe Alicia Freisberg
    2025 Principal Supervisor Violinist-composers in performance: a comparative exploration of idiomatic style in the violin compositions of Fritz Kreisler, George Enescu and Eugene Ysaÿe. Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Nicholas James Miceli
    2025 Principal Supervisor Parallel Pieces: Reimagining Repertoire for Clarinet in New Cultural Contexts Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Lloyd Van't Hoff
    2024 Co-Supervisor Demystifying Bel Canto: distilling the key elements of Bel Canto as an approach to 'classical voice' pedagogy. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Katelyn Melinda Crawford
    2024 Co-Supervisor Evolving Orchestration Guidelines for Jazz Guitar Ensemble Master of Philosophy Master Part Time Mr James Muller

  • Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2021 - 2023 Principal Supervisor Scordatura on the Classical Guitar: Implications for Practice and Performance Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Miss Megan Anne Robson
    2020 - 2024 Co-Supervisor Pas De Deux with Seven Strings: Reimagining the Seven-String Guitar in Contemporary Duo Formats Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Michael Llewelyn David Bevan
    2020 - 2023 Principal Supervisor Guitar Arrangements in Performance: An investigative study of the interrelationship between arranging and performing the music of J.S. Bach Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr James Benjamin Rawley
    2019 - 2022 Principal Supervisor The Idiophonic Guitar: A Taxonomy and Performance Guide to Percussive Effects in the Classical Guitar’s Solo Repertoire. A Portfolio of Recordings and Exegesis Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Emanuel Auciello
    2018 - 2021 Principal Supervisor The Application and Performance of Extended Techniques and Descriptive Score Annotations on Classical Guitar from 1970-2012: A Portfolio of Recorded Performances and Exegesis Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mrs Alexandra Lauren Shepherd
    2018 - 2021 Principal Supervisor The Guitarist-Composer Pedagogue: An Exploration of Technical and Artistic Relationships Between Didactic and Concert Works. A portfolio of two 60-minute recitals and exegesis. Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Caleb Edward Lavery-Brook
    2009 - 2012 Co-Supervisor Techniques for Expressive Nuance in Classical Guitar Performance: Portfolio of Recordings and Exegesis Master of Music Master Full Time Ms Jody Claire Fisher

  • Board Memberships
    Date Role Board name Institution name Country
    2020 - ongoing Advisory Board Member AMEB SA & NT Advisory Board AMEB Australia
    2014 - ongoing Member Adelaide Eisteddfod Society Council Adelaide Eisteddfod Society Australia

  • Memberships
    Date Role Membership Country
    2019 - ongoing Member Musicological Society of Australia Australia
    2019 - ongoing Member Australian Society for Music Education Australia
    2018 - ongoing Member Guitar Foundation of America United States

  • Consulting/Advisories
    Date Institution Department Organisation Type Country
    2009 - 2011 Australian Music Examinations Board Classical Guitar Repertoire Consultant Cultural or historical Australia

  • Presentation
    Date Topic Presented at Institution Country
    2022 - 2022 Keynote Lecture: Motivated Education MTASA Summer Conference 2022 Music Teachers Association of South Australia Australia
    2019 - 2019 What defines difficulty? - Stockholm University College of Music Education SMI Sweden
    2018 - 2018 The Do's and Don'ts of Teaching - Stockholm University College of Music Education SMI Sweden

  • Review, Assessment, Editorial and Advice
    Date Title Type Institution Country
    2024 - ongoing Federal Examiner Advice Australian Music Examinations Board (AMEB) Australia
    2008 - ongoing Examiner Advice Australian Music Examinations Board Australia
  • Position: Assoc. Director Postgrad. Coursework Programs
  • Phone: 83139246
  • Email: oliver.fartach-naini@adelaide.edu.au
  • Campus: North Terrace
  • Building: Schulz, floor 8
  • Org Unit: Elder Conservatorium of Music
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