Musicologist · Researcher · Guitar Instructor
Researcher, translator, and guitar instructor specializing in the history of Baroque music and the Baroque guitar, with particular attention to the relationship between music and power. His work has been published in leading academic journals including Iranian Studies, Soundboard Scholar, Early Music, Music Analysis, and College Music Symposium.
2025 · Conference Report · Oxford University Press
Birmingham's Biennial Baroque
Early Music, caaf046
2025 · Review Article · University of Denver
The Resurgence of Interest in Historically Informed Performance
Soundboard Scholar, vol. 10(1)
2025 · Peer-Reviewed Article · Cambridge University Press
Music, Ideology, and Youth: A Case Study of 'Salām Farmāndeh'
Iranian Studies
2025 · Peer-Reviewed Article · College Music Society
Transcribing French Baroque Guitar: Semi Re-entrant Tuning in Robert de Visée's Suite in D Minor
College Music Symposium, Vol. 65, no. 2
2024 · Interview · Lute Society of America
From Bartolotti to Sor — Interview with Lex Eisenhardt
LSA Quarterly, Vol. 58, No. 4 (Winter): 6–11
Peer-Reviewed Article · Cambridge University Press
Music, Ideology, and Youth: A Case Study of the Song 'Salām Farmāndeh' and the Evolution of 'Soruds' in Contemporary Iran
Iranian Studies
→ doi.org/10.1017/irn.2025.10124Peer-Reviewed Article · College Music Society
Transcribing French Baroque Guitar for Classical Guitar: Semi Re-entrant Tuning in Robert de Visée's Suite in D Minor (1686)
College Music Symposium, Vol. 65, no. 2
→ doi.org/10.18177/sym.2025.65.sr.11691Book Chapter · PanjKhat Editions · In Persian
Serial Analysis of the Gavotte in French Baroque Opera
Collected Essays in Musicology. Tehran: PanjKhat Editions, pp. 74–88
ISBN: 979-0-802634-54-1
Master's Thesis · Sorbonne University, Paris
From the Baroque Guitar to the Modern Guitar: Transcription of the A Minor Suite from "La Guitarre Royalle Dedicated to the King of Great Britain"
M.A. in Musicology (Research Track) — Final average: 15.1/20 (Distinction)
Supervised by Théodora Psychoyou (IReMus, Vice-President of the International Musicological Society). Examines Francesco Corbetta's La Guitarre Royalle (1671), dedicated to Charles II of England, with a critical transcription of its A minor suite for modern guitar.
→ View on ResearchGateReview Article · University of Denver
The Resurgence of Interest in Historically Informed Performance
Soundboard Scholar, Vol. 10(1)
Double review of Afshin Torabi Ardekani's Interpreting Baroque Music and Peter Croton's Performing Baroque Music on the Classical Guitar.
→ doi.org/10.56902/SBS.2025.10.12Conference Report · Oxford University Press
Birmingham's Biennial Baroque
Early Music (Oxford University Press)
Commissioned to report on the 21st Biennial International Conference on Baroque Music (ICBM) at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, July 2025.
→ doi.org/10.1093/em/caaf046Interview · Lute Society of America Quarterly
From Bartolotti to Sor — Interview with Lex Eisenhardt
LSA Quarterly, Vol. 58, No. 4 (Winter): 6–11
Extended interview with lutenist and Baroque guitarist Lex Eisenhardt on historical performance practice, lute and guitar repertories, and the challenges of transcription.
Interview · University of Tehran · In Persian
Persian Language Facing Western Music — Interview with Dariush Ashuri
Farâhang Music Quarterly, Vol. 6 (9–10): 204–209
On the challenges of rendering Western music terminology in Persian — spelling conventions, neologism, and the cultural stakes of musical translation.
Online Article · World History Encyclopedia
How Music and Politics Intertwined in the Time of Louis XIV
World History Encyclopedia
Published after editorial review. With images, on Francesco Corbetta, the Baroque guitar and music as an instrument of power at the court of Louis XIV.
→ worldhistory.orgResearch Blog · EarlyMuse COST Action · University of Glasgow
Early Music on Early Recordings: Toward a Sustainable, Co-Created Database
With Áurea Domínguez & Eva Moreda Rodríguez — EarlyMuse Blog, September 12, 2025
Outcome of a Short-Term Scientific Mission (STSM) at the University of Glasgow, funded by COST. Initiated development of a co-created scholarly database connecting early music scholarship with early recordings.
→ earlymuse.eu/publications/blogEssay · La Lettre du Musicien · In French
Que Faire Après les Études Musicologiques?
La Lettre du Musicien, Vol. 582: 50–53
Reflective essay on careers and professional pathways after musicology studies, written for France's leading music professionals' magazine.
Online Article · IranMusicology.com · In Persian & French
Mademoiselle Bocquet: the Forgotten Lutenist?
IranMusicology.com
→ iranmusicology.com/mlle-bocquetOnline Article · IranMusicology.com · In Persian
Menstruation and the Feminine Voice
IranMusicology.com
→ iranmusicology.comThe Doors to American Higher Education Are Closing
On visa restrictions and international students, starting from my own admission to Harvard.
→ thedispatch.comContributor to Diapason
Writing for France’s classical music monthly.
→ diapasonmag.frChevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
French Ministry of Culture — Spring 2026 promotion
→ Official nomination, Ministère de la CultureCOST Action Short-Term Scientific Mission
European Cooperation in Science & Technology — University of Glasgow
Best Website in Art & Culture, for IranMusicology.com
14th Iran Web & Mobile Festival
Whether you are a scholar, performer, student, journalist or simply curious about Baroque music, I would be glad to hear from you. Questions, invitations to speak or play, translation projects, interviews and collaborations are all welcome. I reply in English, French or Persian.
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