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At the age of 15, Pejman started to research the artistic activities
of 20th century Persian (Iranian) musicians. In 1998, he finished
the first volume of his research on Persian composers and
conductors, which was published by Navid-e Shiraz Publications in
2000. The book was dubbed the "honor of Persian musicological
circles" by Maryland-based Iranian Musicology Quarterly and became a
source of reference for various publications such as the
Encyclopedia Iranica (the most prestigious Persian studies
encyclopedia, published in New York).
In the years 2001-2005, Pejman Akbarzadeh worked with various
reformist Persian-language newspapers in Tehran such as "Yas-e No"
and "Shargh," both of which were banned by the Iranian government.
Some of his articles (mostly on music) were published in the
U.S.-based "Persian Heritage" magazine, Payvand News, etc. He
briefly freelanced for the BBC Persian Service.
From 2002 to 2006, Pejman was the representative of "Persian Gulf
Online" organization in Tehran. As the youngest lecturer, he gave a
few lectures in the field of Persian Gulf studies at the Persian
Studies Foundation's Conference in Shiraz and the Iranian Artists'
Forum in Tehran.
In July 2006, due to the critical situation of the media in Iran,
and in order to continue his music studies, Pejman emigrated to the
Netherlands; currently, he is the music director and producer at
Radio Zamaneh in Amsterdam. His first Persian piano music recital
will be held in Amsterdam in March 2008. |
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