Born in Madrid, Spain, in 1985, Germán Gholami (Germán Javier Gholami Torres-Pardo) hails from a family of professional musicians. His father, Ali-Reza Gholami, a multi-instrumentalist and music therapist, provided Germán with his initial violin and flute lessons. Meanwhile, his mother, María Angeles Torres-Pardo Criado, a classical soprano and guitar teacher at the Aranjuez Conservatory, played a pivotal role in shaping his development as a lyric tenor.

Germán Gholami received his music education in Spain at the University of Alcala, attended bel canto master classes with Berle Sanford Rosenberg and Jenni Anvelt-Scarafoni, and furthered his studies under the guidance of Italian tenor Federico Lepre. His journey as a classical tenor commenced at the esteemed Estonian Opera Theatre Vanemuine in 2012. Since then, Germán Gholami has performed in concerts and taken on roles in opera and musical productions across various countries, including Estonia, Italy, Spain, Scotland, Poland, Russia, Finland, South Korea, France, Germany, Denmark and the USA.

THE BEGINNING

COLLABORATIONS

Germán Gholami has collaborated with several musical ensembles, including Grupo Canzona (interpreting Sephardic, Christian, and Andalusian music of Medieval Spain), the crossover group Musical Tenors, and the Polish ensemble Great Tenors. As a soloist, he has performed with the Symphony Orchestra of Vanemuine and the Estonian National Youth Symphony Orchestra. Additionally, he participated in the masterclass of maestro Elio Orciuolo in Italy. Gholami has also engaged in various concerts alongside artists such as Janne Sevtsenko (Estonian National Opera), Annely Peebo (Vienna State Opera), Elina Nechayeva, and the Lembit Saarsalu Quartet, among others.

ON THE STAGE

His recent notable roles include:
2016 / 2017

• Arturo in G. Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor" (Estonia)

• Mozart in N. Rimski Korsakov's "Mozart and Salieri" (Estonia)

• Herzog von Mantua in G. Verdi's "Rigoletto" (Scotland)

2018 / 2019

• Alfredo Germont in G. Verdi's "La Traviata" (Israel)

• Mario Cavaradossi in G. Puccini's "Tosca" (South Korea)

• Don Jose in G. Bizet's "Carmen" (USA)

• Hyllus in G. Fr. Händel's "Herakles" (France)

AWARDS

Germán Gholami achieved first place in the "Robert Burns Song Competition" (2017, Estonia), reached the finals in the 20th tenor competition "Opera na Zamku" (2018, Poland), and was also a finalist in the "Jerusalem Opera Competition" (2018, Israel).