Mojgan Shajarian

Mojgan holds a BA in Music and Painting and an MA in Graphic Design.

She has studied under distinguished Iranian musicians such as Mohammad Reza Shajarian, Mohammad Reza Lotfi, Hossein Alizadeh and Parviz Meshkatian.

She performed in more than 60 concerts extensively in major international festivals and prestigious concert halls in Europe, North America, Australia with the acclaimed Iranian master musician (her father), Maestro Mohammad Reza Shajarian.

Mojgan immigrated to the US in 2012 and currently lives in Southern California where she performs and teaches Persian classical singing (Awaz) and Setar.

Education:
BA in painting, MA in Graphics from Islamic Azad University
BA in music from University of Arts
Training Background:
Learning Setaar under the supervision of maestros Mohammad Reza Lotfi and Hossein Alizadeh in elementary levels in 1978
Learning Radif under the supervision of maestro Parviz Meshkatian’s  in 1980
Learning Radif under the supervision of maestro Mehrbano Tofigh’s in University of arts in 1988

Researches for university graduation

“The relationship between painting and music in the 20th century” , 1994
Honorable Theses in Azad Art University, Year 1994

“History and technique of singing in Iran in recent centuries”, 1996
Honorable Theses in Honar University, Year 1996, nominee for University publishing

“Designing for music production”, 2001
One of best researches in master degree in Azad Art University, Year 2001