Summary

Born in Tehran, Iran, Shahkar discovered a love of poetry and music at the age of 15. He learned to play the guitar, piano, and drums without formal instruction. He was the youngest student accepted into any doctorate program in Iran and received his doctorate in Human Geography with highest honors. While at the University, he began to produce albums of music and collections of poetry, which achieved great popularity.

Shahkar immigrated to the United States in 2012. The United States categorized him as a person of extraordinary ability and expedited the process, granting him a green card within 14 days. He has continued to publish albums and collections of poetry and has given many concerts all over the world, including some duets with Andrea Bocelli.

Concerts and Performances

Performed concerts with a symphony orchestra in the following prestigious venues worldwide:

• Los Angeles’ Dolby Theater with Andrea Bocelli. May 20, 2017.
• Hamburg, Germany’s Hamburg Philharmonie. May 28, 2016.
• London’s Lugan Hall. May 21, 2016.
• Koln, Germany’s Tanzbrunnen Theater. May 7, 2016.
• Chicago’s Copernicus Center. April 2, 2016.
• New York’s The Space Theater. February 6, 2016.
• San Francisco’s Palace of Fine Arts. January 30, 2016.
• Toronto’s Queen Elizabeth Theater. December 12, 2015.
• Dallas’ Eisemann Center. November 20, 2015.
• Atlanta’s Ferst Center for the Arts. November 14, 2015.
• Houston’s Baptist University Theater. November 7, 2015.
• Boston’s Berkeley Performance Center. October 10, 2015.
• Los Angeles’ Dolby Theater. March 28, 2015.
• London’s Central Hall. November 22, 2014.
• New York’s Queens College Theater. October 18, 2014.
• Toronto’s Roy Thompson Hall. September 28, 2014.
• Washington, D.C.’s Warner Theater. September 20, 2014.
• San Jose’s Cupertino Theater. April 12, 2014.
• Los Angeles’ Nokia Theater. February 28, 2014.
• Los Angeles’ Nokia Theater. January 26, 2013.
• Kiev’s Opera House. April 17, 2012.
  
  

Education

Ph.D.    Azad University of Tehran, Iran. Human Geography - Urban Planning. 2002.

M.S.     Azad University of Tehran, Iran. Human Geography – Urban, Rural, Tribal. 1997.

B.S.      Azad University of Tehran, Iran. Human and Economic Geography. 1995.

Teaching Experience

2010 – 2011 Taught Urban Planning at Tehran University

Books and Albums Authored

• “Be To Che (None of Your Business),” album published. 2014
• “A Cup of Coffee,” a collection of poetry. 2012
• “The Mood of Love,” album published. 2011
• “Sleep By My Side,” album published. 2008
• “The Human Lineage,” a collection of poetry. 2006
• “Literature of Another Ilk,” album published. 2006
• “Your Majesty,” album published. 2005
• “I Am Not Politicized,” a collection of poetry. 2005
• “Mr. Prime Minister,” a translation of selected Bertolt Brecht poems. 2005
• “The Eternity of a Kiss,” a Farsi translation of selected poems by Pablo Neruda. 2004
• “The Idiotland,” a collection of poetry. 2004
• “The Nadere Café,” a collection of poetry. 2003
• “The Note (Eskenas)” album released. 2000
• “I Do Love Your Hands,” a collection of poetry. 1999