Manoochehr Sadeghi

Manoochehr Sadeghi
منوچهر صادقی
Sadeghi representing the correct hand and body posture when performing the santur
Sadeghi representing the correct hand and body posture when performing the santur
Background information
Born (1938-04-13) April 13, 1938 (age 86)
Tehran, Iran
GenresPersian classical music, world music
Occupation(s)Santur virtuoso, teacher, lecturer, composer, producer, pedagogue
InstrumentSantur
Years active1961–present
LabelsUCLA, WB
Websitesantur.com
Manoochehr Sadeghi, live santur improvisation
Concertino for Santur, by Hossein Dehlavi and Faramarz Payvar
Played by Sadeghi and Dehlavi
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Manoochehr Sadeghi

Manoochehr Sadeghi (born April 13, 1938) is a Persian-American naturalized citizen, born in Tehran, Iran. He is considered an ustad (grand master) of the santur, a Persian hammered dulcimer. He has been lecturing, teaching, recording and performing Persian classical music on the santur professionally for over 50 years. In 2002, Sadeghi received the Durfee Foundation Master Musician Award[1] and he is a recipient of a 2003 National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment of the Arts,[2] which is the United States' highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.

  1. ^ "Durfee Foundation Master Musician Award".
  2. ^ "Dr. Manoochehr Sadeghi: Persian santur player". www.arts.gov. National Endowment for the Arts. n.d. Retrieved January 2, 2021.