Artist Detailed Info: Tania Eshaghoff

Tania Eshaghoff, pianist, composer was born in Tehran, Iran in 1974. She started studying piano at the age of seven with Mahdogh Monesabian (formerly Tehran Conservatory of Music) who introduced her to an improvisatory style of Persian folk melodies. These romantic melodies were the inspiration for Tania's continued musical career and growth as a Persian woman playing music in spite of social
barriers.
Since 1996, Tania has been under the musical wing of Dr Edward Smaldone, Director of Copland School of Music, Queens College, CUNY.  "Her new album 'A Road to Tehran' is a synthesis of Persian and western styles. The most significant influences in both style and substance of Tania's music stems from the Persian tradition of the
Santur (dulcimer) with its elaborate rhythmic and melodic figuration, here translated into a distinct pianistic technique.  

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