Alireza Azadbakht

I am Alireza Azadbakht, born in 1986. Since childhood, I was exposed to classical music through cassette tapes played at home, which fostered my interest in classical music and piano playing. Encouraged by my parents, I began learning music at the age of 7 with my father using a keyboard. I learned notes and simple classical pieces, and during elementary school, I performed the pieces I had learned on the keyboard at school events. Seeing my passion, my father bought me a piano after a while, and I started learning piano seriously at the age of 15 from prominent piano teachers in the country. I first started learning piano with Mr. Gagik Babayan and continued learning with him for about 5 years. Then, I had the experience of learning for about 4 years with the prominent Tajikistani pianist Ms. Dilbar Hakim-ova. After these years, I entered the University of Music and during my studies, I benefited from the teachings of professors such as Reza Elahiyan, Alireza Daryaee, and Tamara Dolidze (a prominent Georgian pianist). I finished my undergraduate thesis under the supervision of Professor Alireza Daryaee. In my master's degree, I again benefited from the presence of Professor Gagik Babayan and completed the entire course and my master's thesis under his supervision. During all these years, I also benefited from the guidance of the prominent Iranian pianist, Professor Rafael Minasskanian.