28 Mar 2024
Saturday 29 November 2014 - 14:18
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Iranian musician refuses French Chevalier of Legion of Honor

Iranian musician refuses French Chevalier of Legion of Honor
TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) Hossein Alizadeh, leading Iranian classical composer and musician, has refused to receive Frances Chevalier of Legion of Honor to have his name bereft of any titles.

Hossein Alizadeh is considered as one of the most important figures in contemporary Persian music, exemplifying excellence in traditional Persian music today. He has studied Composition and Musicology at Berlin University, and taught at University of Tehran and Tehran Music Conservatory.


He has been nominated three times for the Grammy Award. He received a nomination for the 2007 Grammy Award along with Armenian musician, Djivan Gasparyan, for their collaboration album, The Endless Vision in the Best Traditional World Music category. He has two prior Grammy nominations for his work with the Persian classical ensemble Masters of Persian Music. Those nominations were for the groups 2002 debut release Without You and their follow-up 2005 live recording Faryad.


Alizadeh, while expressing appreciation for Iranian officials and the embassy of France in a letter, refused to be awarded the Frances Chevalier of Legion of Honor in order to honor the Iranian patrons of art, and instead chose to be only known as Hossein Alizadeh with no prestigious title.


Other notable Iranian artists who have received Frances Chevalier of Legion of Honor include Iranian filmmaker Dariush Mehrjuii, Iranian author Mahmoud Dowlatabadi, mostly famous for his novel "Kalidar", Iranian cartoonist Kambiz Derambakhsh, and Iranian vocalist Mohammadreza Shajarian.


By Mehr News Agency





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