Chetham's School of Music
Private school in Manchester, EnglandWikipedia
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Sep 11, 2026
Anna PhoebeHOST
You were born in Dubai to Iranian parents.
Anna PhoebeHOST
You then moved to the UK, age 15, to go to Chetham's School of Music on a scholarship.
Arsha KavianiGUEST
Correct.
Anna PhoebeHOST
You've basically got degrees from all of the top classical institutions I think we have in this country, and you perform not only classical repertoire, but also jazz, pop, traditional Persian music.
JeanNARRATOR
Shepard grew up in northwest England.
JeanNARRATOR
As a boy, he was a chorister at Manchester Cathedral, then studied piano and composition next door at Chetham's School of Music.
JeanNARRATOR
On his lunch breaks, he would walk to record shops like Piccadilly Records and Vinyl Exchange to go crate digging.
JeanNARRATOR
At a time when music fans were offloading their LPs and embracing CDs, I cleaned up, he said.
JeanNARRATOR
Shepard grew up in northwest England.
JeanNARRATOR
As a boy, he was a chorister at Manchester Cathedral, then studied piano and composition next door at Chetham's School of Music.
JeanNARRATOR
On his lunch breaks, he would walk to record shops like Piccadilly Records and Vinyl Exchange to go crate digging.
JeanNARRATOR
At a time when music fans were offloading their LPs and embracing CDs, I cleaned up, he said.