Hossein Alizadeh (; born August 24, 1951) is an

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

ian musician, composer, radif-preserver, researcher, teacher, and tar, shurangiz and setar instrumentalist and improviser. He has performed with such musicians as Shahram Nazeri, Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, Alireza Eftekhari and Jivan Gasparyan, as well as with a number of orchestras and ensembles.

Filmography

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* O Beautiful Istanbul (a.k.a. Ah Güzel Istanbul) - (1966) * Karaoglan Camoka's Revenge (a.k.a. Karaoğlan Camoka'nın Intikami) - (1966) * A Nation is Awaking (a.k.a. Bir Millet Uyanıyor) - (1966) * The Death Field (a.k.a. Ölüm Tarlası) - (1966) * Immortal Love (a.k.a. Ölmeyen Aşk) - (1966) * Firecrest (a.k.a. Çalıkuşu) - (1966) * I Loved a Poor Girl (a.k.a. Fakir Bir Kızı Sevdim) - (1966) * Ömer the Tourist in Germany (a.k.a. Turist Ömer Almanya'da) - (1966) * Street Girl (a.k.a. Sokak Kızı) - (1966) * The Black Rose (a.k.a. Siyah Gül) - (1966) * The Sore (a.k.a. Yara) - (1968) * Spy Smasher Man of Seven Lives (a.k.a. Casus Kıran Yedi Canlı Adam) - (1970)

Music career

Alizadeh was born in 1951 in

Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...

. His father was from Urmia and his mother from Arak. As a teenager he attended

secondary school A secondary school, high school, or senior school, is an institution that provides secondary education. Some secondary schools provide both ''lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., b ...

at a music conservatory until 1975. His music studies continued at the

University of Tehran The University of Tehran (UT) or Tehran University (, ) is a public collegiate university in Iran, and the oldest and most prominent Iranian university located in Tehran. Based on its historical, socio-cultural, and political pedigree, as well as ...

, where his focus was composition and performance. He began postgraduate studies at the Tehran University of Art. After the

Iranian Revolution The Iranian Revolution (, ), also known as the 1979 Revolution, or the Islamic Revolution of 1979 (, ) was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979. The revolution led to the replacement of the Impe ...

, he resumed his studies at the University of Berlin, where he studied composition and musicology. Alizadeh plays the '' tar'' and '' setar''. He has performed with two of Iran's national orchestras, as well as with the Aref Ensemble, the Shayda Ensemble, and Masters of Persian Music. In Europe, his first professional performance was with the Bejart Ballet Company’s orchestra in a performance of a Maurice Béjart ballet called ''Golestan''.

Awards

He has been nominated for the 2007 Grammy Award along with Armenian musician, Djivan Gasparyan, for their collaboration album, ''The Endless Vision''. In 2008, he was voted as "Iran's most distinguished musician of the year". On November 28, 2014 he refused to accept France’s high distinction in art, Legion of Honour.

Inventions

* ''Dad o Bidad'': A new maqam in Persian music, through combining the gusheh of dad in dastgah of Mahour and the gusheh of bidad in dastgah of Homayoun. * '' Sallaneh'' and '' Shoor-Angiz'': Two new musical instruments derived from the ancient Persian lute ''barbat''.

Works

*2020 – ''Evanesce'', with Hamavayan Ensemble *2014 –
Eşqim Gəl
', with Hamavayan Ensemble (Azerbaijani language) *2010 – ''Birthplace of Earth'', with Hamavayan Ensemble, Ba Music Record

*2009 – ''Half Moon'', Ba Music Record

*2009 – ''Echoes of Light'' with Madjid Khaladj, Ba Music Record

*2007 – ''Ode To Flowers'', with Hamavayan Ensemble, Ba Music Record

*2006 – '' Endless Vision'', with Djivan Gasparyan

*2005 – ''Birds'', with Madjid Khaladj and Homa Niknam, Ba Music Record

*2005 – ''Faryad (The Cry)'',with Mohammad Reza Shajarian, MR Shajaian, Keyhan Kalhor and H Shajarian
World Village Music
*2003 – ''Sallaneh''
Mahoor Institute
*2002 – ''Bi To Be Sar Nemishavad (Without You)'', MR Shajarian,Keyhan Kalhor and Homayoun Shajarian
World Village Music
*2001 – ''Chahargah & Bayat-e Tork'' with Hossein Omumi, M Ghavihelm
Mahoor Institute
*2000 – ''Zemestan ast (It's Winter)'', Mehdi Akhavan Sales: Poems Mohammad Reza Shajarian, MR Shajaian: Vocals Hossein Alizadeh: Tar Keyhan Kalhor: Kamancheh H Shajarian: Vocals & tomba
Soroush Co.
*1999 – ''Raz-e No (Novel Mystery)'', Hossein Alizadeh: Composer, Tar, Tanbur Mohsen Keramati, Afsaneh Rasayi, Homa Niknam, Ali Samadpour: Vocals Daryush Zargari: Tomba
Mahoor Institute
* ''Paria, Qesseh-ye Dokhtara-ye Nane Darya (Paria, Tale of Daughters of the Mother Sea)'' *1996 – ''Sobhgahi'' Hossein Alizadeh: Composer Mohsen Karamati: Vocal
Mahoor Institute
*1995 – ''Musique iranienne : improvisations (''کنسرت بداهه نوازی : نوا و همایون ) : H. Alizadeh : tar & setar ; Madjid Khaladj : tombak, Buda Record

*1994 ''Paykubi'' Hossein Alizadeh: Setar Daryush Zargari: Tomba
Mahoor Institute
*1993 – ''Hamnavaei'' Hossein Alizadeh: Tar Arshad Tahmasbi: Tar Dariush Zargari: Tomba
Mahoor Institute
*1991 – ''Ava-ye Mehr (Song of Campassion)'', Hossein Alizadeh: Composer Orchestra of Indigenous Instruments of Iran *1990 – ''No Bang-e Kohan (Ancient Call-Anew)'
Mahoor Institute
*1988 – ''Shourangiz (Song of Campassion)'', Hossein Alizadeh : Composer Sheyda and Aref Groups Shahram Nazeri: Vocal
Mahoor Institute
*1989 – ''Torkaman'', Hossein Alizadeh: Seta
Mahoor Institute
*1988 – ''Raz-o-Niaz'', Hossein Alizadeh: Composer Sheyda and Aref Groups Alireza Eftekhari: Vocal
Mahoor Institute
*1986 –''Dream'' *1983 – '' NeyNava'', Hossein Alizadeh: Composer String Orchestra of the National Radio and Television of Iran Djamshid Andalibi: Ney Soloist *1983 – ''Osyan (Revolt)'' *1977 – ''Hesar'' *1977 – ''Savaran-e Dasht-e Omid (Riders of the Plain of Hope)''

Film scores

*'' Taboo'', 2015 *'' The Song of Sparrows'', 2008. *'' Half Moon'', 2006. *'' Turtles can fly'', 2004. *''Abjad'' ("First Letter"), 2003, composed by Abolfazl Jalili. *''Zamani baraye masti asbha'' (" A Time for Drunken Horses"), 2000. *''Doxtaran e xorshid'' ('Daughters of the Sun") directed by Maryam Shahriya, 2000. *'' Gabbeh'', 1995. *''Del Shodegan'' directed by Ali Hatami, 1992. *''Az A'sar'', ("From Eons Ago")

References

*Laudan Nooshin, in ''The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'', edited by Stanley Sadie, second edition (Macmillan, London, 2001). . (Oxford University Press, 2001). .

External links

Official WebsiteA BBC Persian interview with Hossein Alizadeh (in Farsi)Hossein Alizadeh at Iran Chamber SocietyHossein Alizadeh: National Geographic World Music
{{DEFAULTSORT:Alizadeh, Hossein 1950 births Living people Artists from Tehran Iranian tar players Iranian musicologists Iranian setar players Persian-language singers of Iran Legion of Honour refusals Crystal Simorgh recipients Iranian classical composers Iranian classical musicians University of Tehran alumni Iranian film score composers Azerbaijani-language singers of Iran Islamic Azad University alumni Berlin University of the Arts alumni