Remy Taghavi

Noted for his “bubbling, charming” playing, Rémy Taghavi is a highly sought-after bassoonist and educator based in the Northeast. Rémy has held the position of principal bassoon with the New Haven Symphony Orchestra since 2018 and has been a guest artist with the Cape, Princeton, and American Youth Symphonies. Remy is a member of the New York-based chamber ensembles Frisson and SoundMind and is an alumnus of Carnegie Hall’s Ensemble Connect program. Mr. Taghavi is currently Lecturer of Bassoon at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, faculty at the Rocky Ridge Music Center’s Young Artist Seminar (Colorado), and an instructor in the Evening Division at the Juilliard School. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Southern California, received a Master’s degree from the Juilliard School, and recently completed his doctorate at Stony Brook University. His primary teachers include Frank Morelli, Judith Farmer, and Norbert Nielubowski.