A Portrait of the Composer as a Young Man

A Portrait of the Composer as a Young Man (title inspired by Irish writer James Joyce’s first novel) is an album of Amin Sharifi’s select chamber music composed from 2013 to 2016, performed and recorded by members of Pierrot-Tehran New Music Ensemble, Breakout Ensemble and solo artists in Germany, the U.S. and Sharifi’s home, Iran.

This album could be considered the musical equivalent of Künstlerroman, German for "artist's novel" —a narrative about a young artist's serious explorations and growth toward artistic maturity.