Abdolhossein Mokhtabad

Abdolhossein Mokhtabad
Background information
Birth name Seyed Abdolhossein Mokhtabad
Born (1966-04-21) 21 April 1966
Origin Sari, Iran
Genres Iranian classic
Occupation(s) Singer, composer
Years active 1992–present
Website www.smokhtabad.com

Seyed Abdolhossein Mokhtabad (Persian: سید عبدالحسین مختاباد, born 21 March 1966) is one of the most popular singers and composers of Persian traditional music. He announced his candidacy for local elections on 20 April 2013 and was elected as a member of City Council of Tehran. He was sworn in on 3 September 2013.

Career

He has studied under renowned and legendary Masters, or Ostads, and since his professional debut in 1991, has performed nationally and internationally and produced more than twenty albums.

Mokhtabad’s works are in the classical Persian style of Radif which embodies millennia of mystical musical traditions and philosophies. He is also an accomplished player of the Santur, Setar, Tonbak and Piano. After performing several concerts nationally and internationally (include: Greece, France, Netherlands, Switzerland, UK, Sweden, Italy, Spain, Austria, Malaysia, Algeria, Oman, Canada, US, etc...), and producing variety of albums, Mokhtabad left Iran in 1998 to study Western Classical music. After two years studying for his B.A. at University Of Ottawa in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, he later went on to pursue his M.A. and doctorate degrees at Goldsmiths College, University of London. Mokhtabad completed his PhD in Western Composition and Ethnomusicology under Professor Stanley Glasser and Professor John Baily at the Goldsmiths, University of London in 2008.

Mokhtabad currently resides in Tehran where he is a member of the faculty at the University of Iranian radio and television and Tehran University, while also continuing in his musical endeavors.

Education

Music education

Experience

Abdolhossein Mokhtabad and Mohammad Reza Lotfi

Works

Tapes & CDs:

                       'B.PERFORMANCES (Concerts):'

2014 Japan, Tokyo, for Nowrooz Celebration

2014. Russia, Moscow, Kazan (Tataristan).

2013. Turkey, Konya City, Arus Celebration, on the Path of Mevlana.

2013 France (Paris) and Italy (Rom), Rudaki Orchestra, For Nowruz Celebration

2012 Iran, Sari, Rudaki Orchestra, for Behshar City's Flooding Victims

2012 Kazakhstan (Astana, Symphonic Orchestra of Kazakhstan)

2011 USA (Houston, Los Angelis)

2011 Canada (Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto)

2010 Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur&Johor Bahru)

2010 US (LA, San-Francisco)

2010 Canada (Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal)

2010 Tehran (Milaad Hull)

2010 Azerbaijan (Baku)

2010 Italy (Rome, Milan)

2009 Spain (Madrid), Austria (Vienna), and Iranian Symphonic Orchestra at Vahdat Hall

2008 Kuwait (Qurain Music Festival), Tehran Vahdat Hual

2007 Kuwait, Algeria, Tehran (Saad Abaad Palace and FAjr Music Festival)

2006 Concert, London, Paris (in UNESCO), Turkey (Rumi Festival)and Moscow

2005 Concert, London,

2004 Concert, Tehran (Fajr Festival)

2003 Concert, London, Tehran, Isfahan

2002 Concert, Chelsea town hall, London

2001 Concert, Gothenburg.

2001 Concert, Vienna,

2001 Concert, Royal festival Hall London.

2000 Concert and presentation, Durham, England

2000 Concert, Manchester, England

2000 Concert, Iran, Rudaki Hall

2000 Concert, U.S.A. Texas.

1999 Concert, Ottawa, and Toronto, Canada

1998 Concert, Burns, Switzerland

1998 Concert, Amsterdam and The Hague, the Netherlands

1998 Concert, Paris for UNSECO, France

1997 Concert, Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto, Canada

1997 Concert, Leeds, London and Oxford, England

1996 Concert, Dubai, UAE

1996 Concert, Muscat, Oman

1995 Concert, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

1995 Concert, Dushanbe, Tajikistan

1994 Concert, Vienna, Austria

1994 Concert, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

1993 Concert, Thessalonica and Athens, Greece

1992-00 More than 30 concerts in Tehran and other Iranian cities.

Essays and workshops

References

    Sources

    External links

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