Hossein Alizadeh

Hossein Alizadeh
Background information
Born (1951-08-23) August 23, 1951 (age 73)
OriginTehran, Iran
GenresPersian Traditional, Contemporary Classical, Soundtrack
Occupation(s)Composer, Tar and Setar Player
Instrument(s)Tar, Setar (also Sallaneh, Shurangiz)
Years active1966

Hossein Alizadeh (August 23, 1951) (Persian: حسین علیزاده) is an Iranian musician, composer,[1] radif-preserver, researcher, teacher, and tar, shurangiz and setar instrumentalist and improviser.[2] 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.

  1. ^ "همشهری آنلاین". Hamshahrionline.ir. November 21, 2011. Archived from the original on September 16, 2008. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
  2. ^ Harris, Craig. "Hossein Alizadeh > Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved December 23, 2017.