Azadeh Atri is a pianist, composer, scholar, and essayist. She gained first-class honours for writing piano compositions of pedagogical intent, becoming the first composer to incorporate aspects of traditional Persian sources into pedagogical pieces. These works are available on the website of the National Library of Australia. She completed her doctoral degree at the Australian National University and her primary research area is the compositional methods of early 20th-century composers, particularly those of Nicolas Obouhow. Dr Atri's research interests also include arts education and the professional development of arts teachers about which she has contributed an article. She is the author of philosophical essays and short stories, titled Deliriums.