Degar Sobh Ast
Original composition for kamancheh and ensemble. A meditation on dawn and renewal in the radif tradition.
Behdad
Behzadi
Iranian classical composer and instrumentalist. The radif tradition, original works, and Persian song brought to stages across Europe.
Based in
London, United Kingdom
Available for
2026 — 2027 season
01 — Listen
Persian classical, in your ear.
Selected works from across the catalogue. For the full discography, continue on Spotify, Apple Music, or YouTube.
02 — Watch
Selected performances.
03 — Story
Tehran, exile, London.
For more than three decades, Behdad Behzadi has practiced Iranian classical music in the radif tradition: thirty years of repertoire passed teacher to student, carried forward as both archive and instrument.
After Iran's Green Movement, his work turned political, and he was forced to leave. He spent over a decade in exile, separated from his family, composing under that weight.
Now in London, reunited, he performs the catalogue he could not perform at home, alongside new work for ensemble and voice.
Each note is a whisper of those who were silenced. Each melody carries the hope they could not speak.
04 — Booking
Available for performances and collaborations.
For booking inquiries, festival programming, recording collaborations, or press requests, write directly. Include dates, venue, and the kind of performance you have in mind.
- Based in
- London, United Kingdom
- Response
- Within 48 hours, most days