For Persians, the New Year comes not in the dead of winter, but right at the vernal equinox. As spring renews the earth, people celebrate this fresh beginning as Nowruz, a joyous 12-day festival to ...

KAYHAN KALHOR is a master musician in the tradition of Persian Art Music. He was also trained in Western Classical Music and likes to combine Persian music with other forms, such as Hindustani, in his ...

For the mastery and virtuosity of the kamancheh, for the ceaseless innovation and collaboration to create exciting new musical languages and for bringing the Persian classical music tradition to the ...

As announced by Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition, this year’s ‘Human Spirit’ award will be jointly handed out to Kalhor and the Xiaoshuijing Miao Farmers Choir from southern China ...

Kayhan Kalhor is an Iranian kamancheh virtuoso and composer whose work has been celebrated around the globe. When Kayhan Kalhor first left Iran, at age 17, he walked — more than 2,500 miles, to Italy.

February 10, 2021 • Grammy-winning Iranian musician Kayhan Kalhor called the U.S. home for decades, until chaotic encounters with the immigration system caused him to leave the country permanently.

Grammy-winning Iranian musician Kayhan Kalhor called the U.S. home for decades, until chaotic encounters with the immigration system caused him to... After U.S. Immigration Battle, Musician Kayhan ...

Western music listeners may not be quick to conjure a connection with Iran and improvised music but there is much spontaneity across genres throughout the Central Asian region. One of the few artists ...

Kayhan Kalhor is an Iranian kamancheh virtuoso and composer whose work has been celebrated around the globe. When Kayhan Kalhor first left Iran, at age 17, he walked — more than 2,500 miles, to Italy.

Kayhan Kalhor is an Iranian kamancheh virtuoso and composer whose work has been celebrated around the globe. When Kayhan Kalhor first left Iran, at age 17, he walked — more than 2,500 miles, to Italy.

Kayhan Kalhor (Persian: كيهان كلهر), born 1963, is an Iranian kamancheh player of Kurdish descent. Kayhan Kalhor was born in Tehran, Iran. He began studying music at seven years of age. By age ...