Pakbaz, Mehrdad (1973, Tehran):

   Started playing the Guitar with Dariush Abolhassani and Henrik Eivazian in 1987 and also attended music theory courses offered by Mehran Rohani. He also studied the Persian Musical Repertoire under the supervision of Masters Hossein Alizadeh and Dariush Talaee.
   Performing several concerts with the  Iran-Austria Cultural Society Orchestra (conducted by late Thomas Christian David) led him to Austria where he completed his musical educations at the Music and Performing Arts University of Vienna (supervised  Prof. Walter Wuerdinger). Mehrdad had the opportunity to attend masterclasses held by well known artists such as Arnoldo Moreo, Alvaro Pieri and Hopkinson Smith. Meanwhile he is continuing study for his PhD Degree from the University of Vienna.
. Till now he had performed various concerts in Austria, Iran, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic.
 

Released works (Hermes Records) : Dialogue, Clouds