Mojtaba Mirzadeh

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Mojtaba Mirzadeh

Mojtaba Mirzadeh (1945 – 19 July 2005) was a Kurdish violin player who was influential in Persian classical music.^[1] He played for many famous kurdish artists such as 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

Mojtaba Mirzadeh was an Iranian 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

Mojtaba died from a heart attack on Sunday, 19 July - 2005.

References

↑ 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.

Persondata
Name	Mirzadeh, Mojtaba
Alternative names
Short description	Iranian violinist
Date of birth	1945
Place of birth
Date of death	19 July 2005
Place of death

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