Azadeh Maghsoodi
"Azadeh obviously has a fantastic technique. But she also has this truthfulness and beauty of sound, which reflects what is inside the music. This is very rare; not just for a young person, but for anybody."
These exuberant words come from none other than Nigel Kennedy. At the age of 15, Azadeh Maghsoodi played with the star violinist at the Schleswig Holstein Music Festival and gained international attention overnight. She is a prize-winner of international competitions. Her project "MoonBach" with Andis Paegle (Fender Rhodes, electronics) promises to be a captivating fusion of selected compositions by J.S. Bach, Persian melodies and "Dainas" (Latvian folk songs) as cultural roots of both musicians, as well as improvisations in a concert form characterized by seamless transitions between pieces. As an German-Iranian violinist, Azadeh Maghsoodi is also a political activist for the Iranian women all over the world, especially for the Jin Jiyan Azadi (Woman Life Freedom) movement.