Abdolhossein Mokhtabad (
Persian: سید عبدالحسین مختاباد, born 21 March 1966) is an Iranian singer and composer of
Persian traditional music. He is a Gold Medal Winner of Global Music Awards in 2020 and Silver Medal Winner in 2022.[1]
Career
Mokhtabad's works are in the classical Persian style of
Radif. He is also a player of the
santur,
setar,
tonbak, and piano. After performing several concerts in Iran, and in countries abroad such as Greece, France, Netherlands, Switzerland, the UK, Sweden, Italy, Spain, Austria, Malaysia, Algeria, Oman, Canada, and the United States, he produced a variety of albums. Mokhtabad left Iran in 1998 to study Western
classical music. After two years of studying for his B.A. at the
University Of Ottawa in
Ottawa,
Ontario,
Canada, he later went on to pursue his M.A. and doctorate degrees at
Goldsmiths, University of London. Mokhtabad completed his Ph.D. in Western Composition and Ethnomusicology under Professor Stanley Glasser and Professor John Baily at
Goldsmiths, University of London in 2008.[2]
2020 Book, "Iranian Contemporary Art Music", Gooya Publication
2022 Book "Postmodern Music/ Postmodern Thought", Edited by Judy Luchhead & Joseph Auner, Translate to Farsi by Abdolhossein Mokhtabab, Gooya Publication, Tehran, Iran.
Abdolhossein Mokhtabad (
Persian: سید عبدالحسین مختاباد, born 21 March 1966) is an Iranian singer and composer of
Persian traditional music. He is a Gold Medal Winner of Global Music Awards in 2020 and Silver Medal Winner in 2022.[1]
Career
Mokhtabad's works are in the classical Persian style of
Radif. He is also a player of the
santur,
setar,
tonbak, and piano. After performing several concerts in Iran, and in countries abroad such as Greece, France, Netherlands, Switzerland, the UK, Sweden, Italy, Spain, Austria, Malaysia, Algeria, Oman, Canada, and the United States, he produced a variety of albums. Mokhtabad left Iran in 1998 to study Western
classical music. After two years of studying for his B.A. at the
University Of Ottawa in
Ottawa,
Ontario,
Canada, he later went on to pursue his M.A. and doctorate degrees at
Goldsmiths, University of London. Mokhtabad completed his Ph.D. in Western Composition and Ethnomusicology under Professor Stanley Glasser and Professor John Baily at
Goldsmiths, University of London in 2008.[2]
2020 Book, "Iranian Contemporary Art Music", Gooya Publication
2022 Book "Postmodern Music/ Postmodern Thought", Edited by Judy Luchhead & Joseph Auner, Translate to Farsi by Abdolhossein Mokhtabab, Gooya Publication, Tehran, Iran.