Alireza Mashayekhi (born 1940) is a notable musician, composer and conductor. He is one of the first Iranian composers who has pioneered Persian Symphonic Music.He then pursued his passion for music in Vienna. His teachers in Vienna include Hanns Jelinek and Karl Schiske.After completing his studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna, he went to Utrecht, the Netherlands, to pursue his study of electronic and computer music, which included attending lectures by Gottfried Michael Koenig.