Biography

Behzad Abdi (بهزاد عبدی) is an Iranian composer who was born in 1973 in Tehran, Iran. He won the Crystal Simorgh for “Al” in 2009 and for “Mazar Sharif” in 2014 from Fajr Film Festival. The IMDb database cites film and television music for at least 43 productions between 2010 and 2018. Abdi studied setar and Iranian traditional music. His opera "Rumi" from 2009, based on the life of Rumi, with libretto by Behruz Ghariburm, and with Mohammad Motamadi, has been released on a UK label, Naxos. Abdi is currently based in Kiev, Ukraine.