Conducting London Orchestra
I am a classically trained music teacher, composer, conductor, and pianist. I graduated from the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna in instrumental pedagogy with a major in piano, where I studied with Rosario Marciano (piano), Leonore Aumaier (piano), Alois Glaßner
(orchestra and choir conducting), Herwig Reiter (choir conducting), Kurt Schwertsik (composition), Christoph Cech (composition), and Wolfram Wagner (orchestration). Additionally, I earned my Master of Music degree from Berklee College of Music in Valencia, Spain, where I studied under Lucio Godoy (film composition),
Alfons Conde (film composition),
Pablo G. Schuller (mixing and mastering),
Ben Houge (video game composition)
and Vanessa Garde (electronic music and sound design).
I was fascinated by music at an early age. When I was fourteen and living in Berlin,
I heard Flohwaltzer for the first time. I was so intrigued that I repeated exactly what she had played—by ear. This was my first experience at the piano, and it marked the beginning of my musical education in Berlin. Later, I continued my studies in classical piano with Katayoun Kimiaee and Fereydoun Nassehi, as well as Iranian Piano under
Javad Maroufi
and Iranian classical music under
Farhad Fakhreddini
.
At twenty-one, I took on the responsibility for musical instruction at the Iranian Film Academy of the Iranian Ministry of Culture in Tehran. In January 1994, I was invited by the director of the Tehran Concert Hall, to perform in the first concert dedicated to the memory of Prof. Javad Maroufi, which took place at Roudaki Hall in Tehran.
At the age of twenty-four, I decided to move to Europe to continue my musical studies. I was accepted to the University of Music in Vienna, Austria, where I began my studies in composition and piano, with a minor in orchestra and chorus conducting.
At twenty-nine, I started singing in the chorus of the famous St. Augustin church in Vienna. During this time, I also became the conductor of the Persian Women's Chorus in Vienna, for which I composed and arranged all of the musical selections, as well as served as the student representative for the Department of Key Instruments at the Ludwig van Beethoven Institute. At the age of thirty-two, I successfully completed my studies at the University of Music in Vienna - as a composer and pianist.
Later, I have decided to pursue my interest in film music and joined the Hollywood music workshop in Vienna, led by
Conrad Pope
.
After this experience, I decided to study film scoring and attended the Berklee College of Music in Valencia, where I studied Scoring for Film, Television, and Video Games.
Apart from composition itself, I consider my academic background to be my strength. My robust foundation in the history and theory of both Western and non-Western musical practices, as well as a healthy exposure to electronic music and sound design, enables to make informed decisions while composing.
I was fascinated by music at an early age. When I was fourteen and living in Berlin,
University of Music Vienna
At twenty-one, I took on the responsibility for musical instruction at the Iranian Film Academy of the Iranian Ministry of Culture in Tehran. In January 1994, I was invited by the director of the Tehran Concert Hall, to perform in the first concert dedicated to the memory of Prof. Javad Maroufi, which took place at Roudaki Hall in Tehran.
At the age of twenty-four, I decided to move to Europe to continue my musical studies. I was accepted to the University of Music in Vienna, Austria, where I began my studies in composition and piano, with a minor in orchestra and chorus conducting.
At twenty-nine, I started singing in the chorus of the famous St. Augustin church in Vienna. During this time, I also became the conductor of the Persian Women's Chorus in Vienna, for which I composed and arranged all of the musical selections, as well as served as the student representative for the Department of Key Instruments at the Ludwig van Beethoven Institute. At the age of thirty-two, I successfully completed my studies at the University of Music in Vienna - as a composer and pianist.
Tehran University
Apart from composition itself, I consider my academic background to be my strength. My robust foundation in the history and theory of both Western and non-Western musical practices, as well as a healthy exposure to electronic music and sound design, enables to make informed decisions while composing.