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Internationally acclaimed master of the kemancheh (the Persian spiked fiddle) Kayhan Kalhor has performed to audiences worldwide both in his homeland of Iran, since his days as a child prodigy with the Shayda Ensemble, and in collaborations with the New York Philharmonic and l'Orchestre National de Lyon.
An original member of the Silk Road Ensemble, he's been nominated for a Grammy Award as well as being featured on the score for Francis Ford Coppola's film Youth Without Youth.
Kalhor appears here in a rare collaboration with fellow Iranian virtuoso Madjid Khaladj, tombak (goblet hand drum) artiste. Evoking the dusky melancholy of Persia's rich musical lineage, this is exhilarating music of bittersweet poignancy.
'Kayhan Kalhor is one of Iran's outstanding musicians.' (Songlines)
Kayhan Kalhor
Kayhan Kalhor is an internationally acclaimed virtuoso on the kamancheh (Persian spiked fiddle). His performances of Persian music and his many collaborations have attracted audiences around the globe. Born in Tehran, Iran, he began his musical studies at the age of seven. At thirteen, he was invited to work with the National Orchestra of Radio and Television of Iran, where he performed for five years. When he was seventeen he began working with the Shayda Ensemble of the Chavosh Cultural Center, the most prestigious arts organization in Iran at the time. He has traveled extensively throughout Iran, studying the music of its many regions, in particular those of Khorason and Kordestan.
Kalhor has toured the world as a soloist with various ensembles and orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, Orchestre National de Lyon. He is co-founder of the renowned ensembles Dastan, Ghazal: Persian & Indian Improvisations and Masters of Persian Music. Kalhor has composed works for Iran’s most renowned vocalists, Mohammad Reza Shajarian and Shahram Nazeri, and he has performed and recorded with Iran’s greatest instrumentalists. Kalhor has composed music for television and film and was most recently featured on the soundtrack of Francis Ford Copolla’s Youth Without Youth in a score he collaborated on with Osvaldo Golijov. In 2004, Kalhor was invited by American composer John Adams to give a solo recital at Carnegie Hall as part of his Perspectives Series, and in the same year he participated in the Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center on a double bill with the Mozart Requiem. Kalhor is a founding member of Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble and his compositions appear on all three of the Ensemble’s albums. Three of his recent recordings have been nominated for Grammys. His newest CD, Silent City with Brooklyn Rider, will be released on the World Village label in September 2008.
Madjid Khaladj
Born in Ghazvin, Iran in 1962, Madjid Khaladj began studying the tombak at age seven. As a traditional musician and skilled pedagogue in several instruments, he is unanimously recognized as a master of Iranian percussions. Highly active internationally, he has perfomed in festivals, concerts, and conferences around the world. He has produced various recordings and art movie soundtracks (especially with Ry Cooder and Lisa Gerrard), and has appeared in radio and television broadcasts.
In 1984, he was invited to teach Iranian percussions at the Center for Middle Eastern Music Studies at the Institute of Musicology of Paris- Sorbonne, then under the direction of Yehudi Menuhin. Using this opportunity, he has introduced many western musicians to Iranian music. In 1996, he founded the Ecole de Tombak in Paris (Center for Iranian Percussion Study). Since 1998, he has also been teaching at the State Academy of Music in Basel, Switzerland (Musik Akademie der Stadt Basel in Switzerland).
Madjid Khaladj constantly investigates the vast possibilities in improvising within the Persian musical system, and beyond. He has developed a distinct approach for innovations in Persian percussion, in both improvisation and accompaniment, whose echoes are present in the work of contemporary percussionists who have embraced it over the past few years. The unequalled beauty of his style, his mastery of rhythms and the brilliance of his spontaneous creations not only place him in the top ranks next to great classical Persian music masters, but also distinguish him as a major figure in world percussion.
Hossein Alishapour
Born in Shiraz in 1974 Hossein Alishapour studied the Persian vocal repertoire with master vocalists such as the late Razavi Sarvestani, Dr. Hossein Omoumi, and Mohsen Keramati as well as Sediq Tarif and the late Manouchehr Homayounpour. His credits include several performances throughout Iran and the neighbouring countries such as Iraq, Bahrain, Turkey and India as well as many recordings including: “Talieh”, “Badban Shekasteh (broken sail)” and “Avay-e To (your voice)”
Ali Bahramifard
Born in Shiraz in 1981, Ali Bahramifard graduated in music from Tehran University and completed his Advanced Studies in Composition from the University of Art in Tehran. Later he joined the Music Section of the Academic Board at Shiraz University. His credits include several books and CDs including: collection of exercises for santour (hammered dulcimer), composition for santour ensemble, composition for dotar (two-string lute) and santour, composition for dotar and symphony orchestra, teaching santour and composition at various universities throughout Iran. Ali Bahramifard was also the Director of Centre of Music at Tehran University as well as the Director of the Assembly of the Combined Centres of Music for universities throughout the country. His latest performances and recordings include Summer 2010 concerts in Iran and collaboration in the recording of the album “I will not remain alone”, both with Maestro Kayhan Kalhor.
An original member of the Silk Road Ensemble, he's been nominated for a Grammy Award as well as being featured on the score for Francis Ford Coppola's film Youth Without Youth.
Kalhor appears here in a rare collaboration with fellow Iranian virtuoso Madjid Khaladj, tombak (goblet hand drum) artiste. Evoking the dusky melancholy of Persia's rich musical lineage, this is exhilarating music of bittersweet poignancy.
'Kayhan Kalhor is one of Iran's outstanding musicians.' (Songlines)
Kayhan Kalhor
Kayhan Kalhor is an internationally acclaimed virtuoso on the kamancheh (Persian spiked fiddle). His performances of Persian music and his many collaborations have attracted audiences around the globe. Born in Tehran, Iran, he began his musical studies at the age of seven. At thirteen, he was invited to work with the National Orchestra of Radio and Television of Iran, where he performed for five years. When he was seventeen he began working with the Shayda Ensemble of the Chavosh Cultural Center, the most prestigious arts organization in Iran at the time. He has traveled extensively throughout Iran, studying the music of its many regions, in particular those of Khorason and Kordestan.
Kalhor has toured the world as a soloist with various ensembles and orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, Orchestre National de Lyon. He is co-founder of the renowned ensembles Dastan, Ghazal: Persian & Indian Improvisations and Masters of Persian Music. Kalhor has composed works for Iran’s most renowned vocalists, Mohammad Reza Shajarian and Shahram Nazeri, and he has performed and recorded with Iran’s greatest instrumentalists. Kalhor has composed music for television and film and was most recently featured on the soundtrack of Francis Ford Copolla’s Youth Without Youth in a score he collaborated on with Osvaldo Golijov. In 2004, Kalhor was invited by American composer John Adams to give a solo recital at Carnegie Hall as part of his Perspectives Series, and in the same year he participated in the Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center on a double bill with the Mozart Requiem. Kalhor is a founding member of Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble and his compositions appear on all three of the Ensemble’s albums. Three of his recent recordings have been nominated for Grammys. His newest CD, Silent City with Brooklyn Rider, will be released on the World Village label in September 2008.
Madjid Khaladj
Born in Ghazvin, Iran in 1962, Madjid Khaladj began studying the tombak at age seven. As a traditional musician and skilled pedagogue in several instruments, he is unanimously recognized as a master of Iranian percussions. Highly active internationally, he has perfomed in festivals, concerts, and conferences around the world. He has produced various recordings and art movie soundtracks (especially with Ry Cooder and Lisa Gerrard), and has appeared in radio and television broadcasts.
In 1984, he was invited to teach Iranian percussions at the Center for Middle Eastern Music Studies at the Institute of Musicology of Paris- Sorbonne, then under the direction of Yehudi Menuhin. Using this opportunity, he has introduced many western musicians to Iranian music. In 1996, he founded the Ecole de Tombak in Paris (Center for Iranian Percussion Study). Since 1998, he has also been teaching at the State Academy of Music in Basel, Switzerland (Musik Akademie der Stadt Basel in Switzerland).
Madjid Khaladj constantly investigates the vast possibilities in improvising within the Persian musical system, and beyond. He has developed a distinct approach for innovations in Persian percussion, in both improvisation and accompaniment, whose echoes are present in the work of contemporary percussionists who have embraced it over the past few years. The unequalled beauty of his style, his mastery of rhythms and the brilliance of his spontaneous creations not only place him in the top ranks next to great classical Persian music masters, but also distinguish him as a major figure in world percussion.
Hossein Alishapour
Born in Shiraz in 1974 Hossein Alishapour studied the Persian vocal repertoire with master vocalists such as the late Razavi Sarvestani, Dr. Hossein Omoumi, and Mohsen Keramati as well as Sediq Tarif and the late Manouchehr Homayounpour. His credits include several performances throughout Iran and the neighbouring countries such as Iraq, Bahrain, Turkey and India as well as many recordings including: “Talieh”, “Badban Shekasteh (broken sail)” and “Avay-e To (your voice)”
Ali Bahramifard
Born in Shiraz in 1981, Ali Bahramifard graduated in music from Tehran University and completed his Advanced Studies in Composition from the University of Art in Tehran. Later he joined the Music Section of the Academic Board at Shiraz University. His credits include several books and CDs including: collection of exercises for santour (hammered dulcimer), composition for santour ensemble, composition for dotar (two-string lute) and santour, composition for dotar and symphony orchestra, teaching santour and composition at various universities throughout Iran. Ali Bahramifard was also the Director of Centre of Music at Tehran University as well as the Director of the Assembly of the Combined Centres of Music for universities throughout the country. His latest performances and recordings include Summer 2010 concerts in Iran and collaboration in the recording of the album “I will not remain alone”, both with Maestro Kayhan Kalhor.
