Biography

Parastoo Heidarinejad began her journey as a Baroque violinist with Stanley Ritchie. She earned her Master’s degree and Performer’s Diploma in Historical Performance at Indiana University, where she studied with Ingrid Matthews and also served as an associate instructor. Currently, Parastoo is pursuing a DMA in Baroque Violin at Case Western Reserve University under the mentorship of Julie Andrijeski.

As a soloist, Parastoo performed Vivaldi's Summer with the Seven Hills Baroque and Corelli’s Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 2 with Enrico Gatti and the ARTEK ensemble. She has also led the Indiana University Baroque Orchestra in a performance of Corelli’s Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 1 at the American Handel Society conference in 2023.

Throughout her professional career, Parastoo has performed with major Early Music orchestras, such as the Atlanta Baroque Orchestra (Monteverdi's Vespers), the Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra (Telemann's Don Quixote), and the Bloomington Bach Cantata Project.

Parastoo’s involvement in Early Music includes performing with the CWRU ensemble at the Early Music America Summit 2024, as well as with The Raritan Players at the Bloomington Early Music Festival 2024. She has also taken part in festivals such as the Oregon Bach Festival Berwick Academy, the Amherst Early Music Opera Project, and the Baroque Performance Institute at Oberlin, where she studied on a full scholarship with musicians like Marilyn McDonald and Cynthia Roberts. Additionally, Parastoo has attended master classes with Sergey Malov, Marc Vanscheeuwijck, and Robert Mealy.

This summer, Parastoo will perform a program of 17th-century German music at the Boston Early Music Festival with the CWRU ensemble.