ShohrehShakoory

I grew up in the small town of Shahroud, northeast Iran, during the Islamic Republic era, when music was prohibited and the only way to learn music was to train privately with former professional musicians.

At the age of 20, I started training on the piano and music theory. I had to travel 8 to 12 hours to reach the teacher’s house in Tehran to have lessons, which I did every 9 days for 4 years. I would then practice for 6-8 hours per day.

Following my training, I played for Iranian Television and Radio (the national broadcaster) for over four years, recording for children’s programmes, radio shows and film scores.

I moved to the UK in 1993, where I studied piano with Bernard d’Ascoli, Eleanor Harris, and Roger Green at Trinity College, London, and received a Teacher’s Diploma (LTCL) from Trinity College, London. I spent 9 years living in Belgium, working as a teacher and performer. I currently live in Kent, UK.

Shohreh Shakoory Curriculum Vitae

mrsshohreh@gmail.com

Qualifications

  • Licentiate of Trinity College London (LTCL) Teacher’s Diploma.

Compositions and performing

  • As a pianist, composer, and accompanist I have had many recitals at venues in the UK, Belgium, France and Iran.
  • I performed my compositions in the 2017 in Canterbury Music Festival.
  • Currently, and the past few years I have been producing/composing for a significant project for children, called Zal and the Phoenix.

Broadcasting and recording

  • Two of my compositions were recorded and broadcast on Iranian television and radio (Seda Va Sima).
  • I have participated in a concert which was recorded live on a CD for the Medical Foundation .The CD called: VOICES, An evening of words and music.
  • I have played for recording studios on Iranian Television and Radio for children’s programmes, and film music for four years.
  • I have had several interviews with newspapers in the UK, Belgium, Slovenia, and Iran.

 

Teaching

  • I have thought piano, theory, and musicianship for many years.
  • I have provided piano and musicianship masterclasses in Belgium and Iran at various musical institutes and privately.
  • I have been substituting music teacher for some years at Antwerp International School (AIS).

 

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