Pejman Akbarzadeh

Pejman Akbarzadeh (Persian: پژمان اكبرزاده, born 1980) is a Persian-Dutch[1] pianist, journalist, music historian and documentary maker.

[2] At age fifteen he started to research the works and activities of twentieth-century Persian (Iranian) composers and conductors.

Three years later he published the first volume of his projected four-volume work, Persian Musicians[3] which became a source for various publications such as Encyclopedia Iranica.

[11] In the same year Pejman Akbarzadeh introduced Persian piano music at the Netherlands' Radio 5 (OBA Show) and in 2012 at Amsterdam Concertgebouw.

[12] In Summer 2009 following the pro-freedom demonstrations in Iran which turned to blood, Pejman Akbarzadeh joined the solidarity events in Europe with the people of his homeland; performing at Holland's Iranian Artists Eve in Amsterdam,[13] "International Solidarity Conference with Iran's Students" at the University of Delft,[14] Human Rights and Press Freedom Conference at Amsterdam's Tropen Theatre and cooperation with UNITED4IRAN demonstrations were among them.

Pejman Akbarzadeh (L) and Prof. Ahmad Eghtedari (R). Persian Studies Foundation Conference, Hafez Hall, Shiraz , 2005.
Pejman Akbarzadeh's recital at Amsterdam Concertgebouw , 2012.