Karen Sabaghi was born in Teheran in 1977 and studied Iranian instrument performance at the Tehran University of Art, where he also played many concerts as a soloist on the setar. Since 2009 he has studied composition and music theory with Beat Furrer at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Graz. Among his works performed in Graz in recent years are Artystone for two pianos and ensemble (2011), Der kalte Fluss der Sterne for voice and ensemble (2012), and the two electronic music compositions, Downpour of Shadows and TareS.