Hochschule für Musik Freiburg
Afkham was born in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, and started his music education at age 15 at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg, where he studied piano with James Avery. In 2002 he won the competition. In 2007 he finished his conducting studies with Nicolás Pasquet at the Hochschule für Musik "Franz Liszt" in Weimar.