Hamid Reza Noorbakhsh

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Hamid Reza Noorbakhsh (also spelt Nourbakhsh) is a Persian classical vocalist and musician.

Career

He studied Iranian classical music under the supervision of Mohammad Reza Shajarian and has performed with several music ensembles, including the Shams Ensemble and the Aref Ensemble, as well as with the Ukraine Philharmonic Orchestra.

Noorbakhsh is currently the director of Iran's House of Music. [1]

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References

  1. Iran Daily - Arts & Culture - 04/12/07 Archived October 18, 2007, at the Wayback Machine