GHAVAMSADRI, Farimah:

   Born in 1950 (Tehran, Iran). She began her musical training at an early age under the supervision of renowned pianist Ophelia Kombadjian and she graduated with honors from the National Conservatory of Tehran.
     In 1973 she received a scholarship from the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris and graduated in piano education and chamber music. She participated in various special masterclasses for piano and chamber music in Kijana and Siena, Italy, at Temple University in Philadelphia, USA, and at McGill University, Canada. She was professor of music at the National Conservatory of Tehran. Ghavamsadri participated in many concerts at the Iranian National Radio and Television and had performances in Europe and USA.

   She is the co-founder of the Tehran Group for Contemporary Music (1993) and is also musical director and principal soloist of the Iranian Orchestra for New Music. She is also responsible for editing Mashayekhi’s piano compositions, and has held many world premiere concerts of  his piano works. She has recorded numerous works of  Mashayekhi on CD’s.

Released works (Hermes Records) : Music for Piano, Celebration