He started his music lessons on the violin at age 15 with Morteza Neidavoud, one of the greatest Persian instrumentalists of the twentieth century.

[2] After finishing college with a degree in economics, Varzi was employed by the Iranian government, traveling throughout the world, conducting official business in Japan, the Philippines, India, China, the UK, and the United States.

[3] He undertook post-graduate studies in Finance and Personnel Management in the United States, and in Public Administration in the UK.

He was also the founder of the Bâhâri (with Peggy Caton, Robyn Friend, Massoud Modirian, and Neil Siegel) and Oshâgh (with Kazem Alemi, Mr. Tehrani, and Reza Torshizi) musical ensembles.

[7] His translations of the poetry of Hafez, created and interpreted in collaboration with his long-time friend and student Margaret Caton, were published by Mazda in 2008.