Shahrdad Rohani, also known as Shardad Rohani (; born 27 May 1954), is an Iranian-American composer, violinist/pianist, and conductor. His style is contemporary and he is well known for composing and conducting classical, instrumental, adult contemporary/new age, film soundtrack as well as pop music. He was the principal conductor and music director of the Tehran Symphony Orchestra from 2016 to 2020.
Early life
He was born in 1954 in Tehran, Iran. As a child, he was a student to a well-known Persian violinist, Ebrahim Rouhifar.
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|1988
|Dream Images
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|1990
|Rayahee
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|1991
|Dance of Spring
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|1994
|The Winds of Christmas
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|1994
|Encore in Ivory
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|1995
|Impressions of Romance
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|1996
|Touch of Serenity, Volume 1
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|1997
|The Winds of Christmas, Volume 2
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|1998
|Cinema Passion
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|2014
|Persian Gulf Symphonic Suite
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Compilation and guest artist albums
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|1994
|Live at the Acropolis
|Yanni
|The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra was conducted by Shahrdad Rohani on this album
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|1999
|The Private Years
|Yanni
|Box set
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|2000
|River of Kings
|Dej Bulsuk, London Symphony Orchestra, Shardad Rohani
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|2000
|Sunrise in Bangkok
|Dej Bulsuk, London Symphony Orchestra, Shardad Rohani
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|2002
|Kingdom of Smiles
|Dej Bulsuk, London Symphony Orchestra, Shardad Rohani
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|2007
|Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker; Swan Lake; the Sleeping Beauty
|Slovak Radio New Philharmonic Orchestra, Viktor Simcisko, Shardad Rohani
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|2009
|EclectSax
|Douglas Masek, Shardad Rohani
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|2009
|Open Secret
|Nahan Makon, Alireza Assar, London Symphonic Orchestra, Shardad Rohani
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|2013
|Dancing at the Opera
|Various artists
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|2013
|Sinus Persicus Suite
|London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, Shardad Rohani
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|2013
|Born to be Thai
|Dej Bulsuk, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Shardad Rohani
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Awards
- A.K.M. Scholarship (Vienna, Austria)
- ASCAP Scholarship (Los Angeles, California)
- 1984 – Jerry Fielding Award, UCLA