Born in 1937 in Laar, Iran, Ahmad Pejman was exposed to the sounds and exotic rhythms of southern Iran from early childhood. While in high school he started his violin lessons with Heshmat Sanjari and music theory with Hossein Nassehi. A violinist with the Tehran Symphony Orchestra as a young man, he was awarded a scholorship to study composition at the Music Academy in Vienna. He studied composition with Thomas Christian David, Alfred Uhi, and Hans Jelineck. Read more on Last.fm