Masters of Persian Music
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February 26, 2010 8:00 pm |
Tickets: Children $20, $40, $50 Subscriptions: Children $20, $32, $40 |
"Vociferous in its approval, the large audience in attendance drew the trio back for two encores..." --The Los Angeles Times |
Hossein Alizadeh – Tar Kayhan Kalhor – Kamancheh Hamid Reza Nourbakhsh – Vocals Fariborz Azizi – Bass Tar Siamak Jahangiry – Ney Pezhham Akhavass – Tombak Rouzbeh Rahimi – Santur Masters of Persian Music features Hossein Alizadeh, the tar (plucked lute) maestro who is considered an inspiration to an entire generation of Iran's musical culture; Kayhan Kalhor, the kamancheh (spiked-fiddle) virtuoso who through many musical collaborations has been instrumental in popularizing Persian music in the West; and the remarkable young vocalist Hamid Reza Nourbakhsh, who is touring North America for the first time. |