Mojtaba Mirzadeh
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Mojtaba Mirzadeh (1945 – 19 July 2005) was aviolin player of Kurdish origin who was influential in Persian classical music.[1] He played for many famous kurdish artists such as Aziz Sharux, Mazhar Xalqi, Hassan Zirak, Nasser Razazi, Mohammed Mamli, Shahab Jezairi, Shahram Nazeri and Reza Saqaei.[2] He also played for persian artists such as Googosh, Hayedeh, Akbar Golpaygani, Mohammed Reza Shajarian, Dariush Eqbali and Ali Reza Efthekhari. He was also the composer for many films.
History [edit]
Mojtaba Mirzadeh was a kurdish composer and virtuoso violinist who was born in 1945 in the province of Ilam, Iran. He later moved with his family to Kermanshah. Mojtaba grew up in a poor family. He would make sounds from pans and pots in the kitchen. He then started to learn the Santur, but quit shortly after learning it. When he was fourteen, his father offered to buy him a violin.
Death [edit]
Mojtaba died from a heart attack on Sunday, 19 July - 2005.
References [edit]
- ^ Gunter, Michael M. (2010). Historical dictionary of the Kurds. Scarecrow Press. p. 220. ISBN 978-0-8108-6751-2.
- ^ "Lor singer Reza Saqqaii dies at 71". Tehran Times. 20 July 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
