Farhang Sharif ( fa, فرهنگ شریف; – 7 September 2016) was an Iranian musician and renowned

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Biography

Farhang Sharif learned music under the mentorship of his father starting at a young age. He learned to play tar with maestros Abdolhossein Shahnazi and

Morteza Neidavoud Morteza Neidavoud ( fa, مرتضی نی‌داوود) (1900–1990) was a prominent master of Persian classical music and a soloist of ''tar''. His 1927 Morq-e sahar (''Dawn bird'') is one of the most famous Persian songs which has been performe ...

, two masters of tar who lived during the

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and

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periods. As a result, he performed his first radio solo at the age of 12. Sharif has collaborated with notable musicians such as

Mohammad-Reza Shajarian Mohammad-Reza Shajarian ( fa, محمدرضا شجريان; , 23 September 1940 – 8 October 2020) was an Iranian singer and master (''Ostad'') of Persian traditional music. He was also known for his skills in Persian calligraphy and humanitaria ...

, Akbar Golpayegani,

Gholam Hossein Banan Gholām-Hossein Banān ( fa, غلامحسين بنان; 5 May 1911 – 27 February 1986) was an Iranian musician and singer. One of the most prominent Iranian singers of the 20th century, he was renowned for the quality of his voice. Biography ...

Iraj Iraj ( fa, ایرج - ʾīraj; Middle Persian, Pahlavi: ērič; from Avestan language, Avestan: 𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬀 airiia, literally "Aryan") is the seventh Shah of the Pishdadian dynasty, depicted in the ''Shahnameh''. Based on Persian myth ...

and Mahmoud Khansari. He also performed at

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's music festival. He made his first solo performance in a live radio program at the age of 12. Sharif is considered one of the greatest tar players and traditional composers of modern Iranian history. He is often referred to as "ostad" which means "master" in Persian. He died of respiratory problem at his home in Tehran at 85 years old.Tar virtuoso Farhang Sharif dies at 85
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Achievements

* Sharif was awarded the first rank badge of art equal to doctorate degree, by President

Mohammad Khatami Sayyid Mohammad Khatami ( fa, سید محمد خاتمی, ; born 14 October 1943) is an Iranian politician who served as the fifth president of Iran from 3 August 1997 to 3 August 2005. He also served as Iran's Minister of Culture from 1982 to ...

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