Fereydoon Shahbazyan

Fereydoon Shahbazyan (, 11 June 1942 – 11 January 2025) was an Iranian musician, composer and conductor. He was the conductor of the National Orchestra of Iran.

Life and career Fereydoun Shahbazyan was born on 11 June 1942 in Fakhr Razi Street, University of Tehran. His father, Hossein Shahbazyan, was a well-known violinist. With the encouragement and guidance of his father, Fereydoon turned to music and studied music at the Higher Conservatory of Music and learned to play the violin. His first violin teacher was Ataollah Khadem Misagh, who soon introduced him to his Russian teacher, Serge Khutsif.

He studied with Khutsif until the end of elementary school. After that, he continued to study the violin until obtaining a diploma in playing this instrument, in the night classes of "Luigi Pasanari", which at that time was the concertmaster of the Tehran Symphony Orchestra. At the age of 17, he became a member of the Tehran Symphony Orchestra led by Heshmat Sanjari, after which he began his collaboration with the Radio Flower Orchestra. At that time, the Golha Orchestra was led by Ruhollah Khaleghi, followed by Javad Maroufi. In 1966, he became the leader of the radio choir and symphony orchestra. He was retired from the Radio and Television and was one of the critics of Iranian pop music.

From September 2016 to March 2019, Fereydoon Shahbazyan was the conductor of the National Orchestra of Iran. After resigning from the artistic management and permanent leadership of the National Orchestra of Iran, Shahbazyan was appointed the music consultant of the Roudaki Foundation, who resigned from this position on 21 May 2019.

Fereydoon Shahbazyan started his career in cinema and starred in "Aghaye Hirglif" directed by Gholamali Erfan in 1980. He has composed pieces and music for many movies and TV series.

The commemoration ceremony of Fereydoon Shahbazyan was held on 9 June 2019 at Niavaran Cultural Center.

Shahbazyan died on the morning of 11 January 2025, at the age of 82.

Compositions for television and film Some of the soundtracks made by Fereydoun Shahbazyan are: Dusters, Director: Davood Roustaei Long trips of Hami and Kami in the homeland, Director: Nader Ebrahimi The coin (Short), Director: Nemat Haghighi Horse, Director: Masoud Kimiai Said all three of them, Director: Gholamali Erfan Mr. Hieroglyph, Director: Gholamali Erfan Towards Simorgh, (documentary) Director: Hamid Soheyli DadShah, Director: Habib Kavosh Mirza Kuchak Khan, Director: Amir Ghavidel Who has Traveled, Director: Ahmad Nik Azar Autumn, Director: Rasoul Sadrameli Najaf Daryabandari: A Window on the World (Documentary short), Director: Bahman Maghsoudlou The Time I Came Back, Director: Vahid Mousaian Sufferance and Ecstasy, Director: Jahangir Almasi Golchehreh, Director: Vahid Mousaian Mahfel-e X, Director: Habib Kavosh Earring, Director: Vahid Mousaian Deportees, Director: Masoud Dehnamaki Khaneye roshan, Director: Vahid Mousaian Silence of the Sea, Director: Vahid Mousaian Aye zohaye zamin, Director: Vahid Mousaian The Last Supper, Director: Fereydoun Jeyrani Roomeshkan, Director: Naser Gholamrezai Agha-ye raees-jomhoor, Director: Abholghassem Talebi Heeva, Director: Rasool Mollagholi Poor Namzadi, Director: Naser Gholamrezai Yek mard, yek khers, Director: Masoud Jafari Jozani Se mard-e aami, Director: Siamak Taghipour Eye of the Hurricane, Director: Masoud Jafari Jozani Salha-ye khakestar, Director: Mehdi Sabbaghzadeh Vakil-e avval, Director: Jamshid Heydari Autumn, Director: Rasoul Sadrameli Shiler Valley Saga, Director: Ahmad Hasani Moghadam The Stone Lion, Director: Masoud Jafari Jozani Aavaar, Director: Sirus Alvand Silken Chains, Director: Hasan Karbakhsh

Awards

Nominated for Best Composer at the Fajr Film Festival for The Stone Lion, 1986 Nominated for Best Composer at Fajr Film Festival for First Lawyer, 1987 Nominated as the best composer at the Fajr Film Festival for the film in the Way of the Storm, 1988 Statue of the best composer from the first period of the Cinema House celebration for the nomination film, 1997 Nominated for Best Composer at the Third Cinema House Festival for Hiva, 1999 Nominated for Best Composer at the Fajr Film Festival for My Wishes, 2001 Nominated for Best Composer at the Cinema House Festival for Golchehreh, 2011 Nominated for Best Composer at Fajr Film Festival for Fourth child, 2012 Nominated for Best Composer at the Cinema House Festival for The Fourth Child, 2014