Sohrab Pournazeri
Sohrab Pournazeri is an Iranian musician and composer. He plays Kamancheh and Tanbour.
Sohrab Pournazeri
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- Name
- Sohrab Pournazeri
- Birthplace
- Kermanshah
- Occupation
- Musician, Composer
- Born
- 1982 · Kermanshah.
- Nationality
- Iran
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Sohrab Pournazeri is an Iranian musician and composer. He plays Kamancheh and Tanbour.
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Key facts
• Name — Sohrab Pournazeri • Birthplace — Kermanshah • Instrument — Kamancheh, Tanbour, Setar • Genre — Kurdish and Persian Classical Music • Occupation — Musician, Composer • Years Active — 1997–present • Website — Sohrab Pournazeri Official
Career
Career
Sohrab Pournazeri, born in 1983, is a musician who plays Tanbour, Kamancheh, and Setar. Sohrab is the son of Kaykhosro Pournazeri, He joined Shamss Ensemble at the age of twelve, and since then, he has been collaborating with many musicians worldwide. As a composer, he has composed for Iranian singers such as Mohammad Reza Shajarian, Homayoun Shajarian, Alireza Ghorbani. In 2026, he became a member of the Recording Academy, the organization behind the Grammy Awards. On 15 February 2026, in light of the 2025–2026 Iranian protests, Pournazeri was briefly arrested and had his passport seized, reportedly for posts on his Instagram page related to the protests.
Live Performances
Live Performances
• 2025: "Afsaneh" performance at the Tanweer Festival with Kaykhosro Pournazeri and Sahar Boroujerdi in Sharjah • 2025: "Cisad Show - Gaat" Europe Tour (Stockholm, Copenhagen, Zurich, Vienna, Munich, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Berlin) • 2025: "Cisad Show - Gaat" Australia Tour (Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane) • 2025: "Cisad Show - Gaat" USA Tour (Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Seattle, San Jose, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Boston, New York) • 2025: "Return of the Masters" Nowruz Concert with Pacific Symphony Orchestra led by Carl St. Clair at the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa • 2025: "Cisad Show - Gaat" Canada Tour (Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver) • 2024: "Cisad Show - Gaat" at Sadabad Complex • 2024: 14th Annual Celebration of Nowruz at UCLA represented by Farhang Foundation and Herp Alpert School of Music featuring Tahmoures Pournazeri, Shahab Paranj, Hila Plitmann, Sahar Boroujerdi and the Iranshahr Orchestra with music composed by Richard Danielpour, David Garner, Ahmad Pejman, Reza Vali • 2024: "Dar Havaye Bi Chegoonegi" Europe Tour with Ali Ghamsari • 2024: "Dar Havaye Bi Chegoonegi" Iran Tour with Ali Ghamsari • 2023: "Dar Havaye Bi Chegoonegi" performance with Ali Ghamsari at Sa'dabad Complex • 2023: "Diār" performance at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music with Shahab Paranj, Pejman Haddadi • 2023: Persian Classical Music at Flanagan Chapel Hall with Shahab Paranj, Portland, United States • 2023: Songs of Love and Loss at Colburn School of Music with Shahab Paranj, Hila Plitmann and the Iranshahr Orchestra, Los Angeles, California • 2022: Sohrab Pournazeri & Sahar Boroujerdi at Queen Elizabeth Hall • 2022: "300 Show" at Sa'dabad Complex • 2021: Sohrab Pournazeri and Sahar Boroujerdi at Pierre Boulez Saal • 2021: Festival International de Musique Nouvelle en Franche Comtè at Château de Ray-sur-Saône, France • 2021: Sohrab Pournazeri and Ernest Production at Les Dominicains de Haute-Alsace, France • 2020: Shamss Ensemble and Homayoun Shajarian at Theatre de la Ville, Paris, France • 2020: Bozar Music Festival, Shamss Ensemble and Homayoun Shajarian at Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, Belgium • 2019: Iran-e Man Concert Tour in Canada (Toronto Meridian Hall, L’Olympia de Montréal, Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Jack Singer Concert Hall) • 2019: Iran-e Man Concert Tour in Europe (Gothenburg Concert Hall, Stockholm Concert Hall, Central Hall, The Plaza, Großer Sendesaal des Hessischen Rundfunks, Capitol Theater) • 2019: Iran-e Man Concert Tour in USA (City National Civic, Warner Theater, Cullen Performance Hall, Microsoft Theater) • 2019: Farhang Foundation Nowruz Concert (Homayoun Shajarian, Sohrab Pournazeri and Pacific Symphony) • 2019: Sohrab Pournazeri & Homayoun Sakhi at Theatre de la Ville, Paris, France • 2018: Homayoun Shajarian, Tahmoures & Sohrab Pournazeri at Cemal Reşit Rey (CRR) Concert Hall, Istanbul, Turkey • 2018: Shamss Ensemble at FEZ Music Festival, Jnan sbil, Fes, Morocco • 2018: Shamss Ensemble at Konya Mystic Music Festival, Konya, Turkey • 2018: Iran-e Man Concert Tour in Canada (Palais des congrès de Montréal, Sony Centre for the Performing Arts – Meridian Hall, Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Arts Commons) • 2017: Iran-e Man Concert Tour in Iran (Ministry of Interior Hall) • 2017: C Project (30 Nights at Sa'dabad Complex) • 2017: Performance at Au Fil Des Voix with Nishtiman Ensemble • 2016: Forde Festival with Nishtiman Ensemble • 2011: USA tour with Shams Ensemble • 2010: Omar Khayyám project with Alireza Ghorbani, Dorsaf Hamdani and Ali Ghamsari
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Soundtrack Composition
• Single Mum directed by Saeed Zamanian 2026 • 1001 Nights directed by Mostafa Kiaei 2025 • Flaming directed by Hamid Nematollah 2018 • Subdued directed by Hamid Nematollah 2015 • Heavy Makeup directed by Hamid Nematollah 2014 • Astigmatism directed by Majid-Reza Mostafavi 2018 • Vaziat-e Sefid directed by Hamid Nematollah 2012 • Penniless directed by Hamid Nematollah 2009
Discography
• Albums • Album — Released — Composer — Singer — Tracks • Colors Of Transcendence — - — Tahmoures Pournazeri, Sohrab Pournazeri — MohammadReza Shajarian • Iran — 2018 — Sohrab Pournazeri — Homayoun Shajarian — 14 • Subdue — 2017 — Sohrab Pournazeri — Homayoun Shajarian — 12 • Kobane — 2016 — Sohrab Pournazeri — Donya Kamali — 10 • Heavy Makeup — 2016 — Sohrab Pournazeri — Homayoun Shajarian — 10 • The Lords of the Secrets — 2015 — Sohrab Pournazeri — Homayoun Shajarian — 8 • Gypsy Wind — 2015 — Sohrab Pournazeri, Rubik Arutzian — - — 4 • Raindrops — 2014 — Kaykhosro Pournazeri, Tahmoures Pournazeri,Sohrab Pournazri — Alireza Ghorbani — 12 • Nishtiman — 2013 — Sohrab Pournazeri — Maryam Ebrahimpour — 10 • Tanbours Chant — 2012 — Kaykhosro Pournazeri, Tahmoures Pournazeri,Sohrab Pournazri — Alireza Ghorbani — 14 • Hidden in Heart — 2012 — Kaykhosro Pournazeri, Tahmoures Pournazeri, Sohrab Pournazeri — Hamidreza Norbakhsh — 11
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- 1.Sohrab Pournazeri Launches US Tour. Financial Tribune. 2017-11-12.
- 2.Sohrab Pournazeri – TEDxTehran. TEDxTehran – Ideas worth spreading. 2017-02-13.
- 3.Sohrab Pournazeri releases duet album. IRNA English. 2015-07-26.
- 4.Sohrab Pournazeri. United Voice.
- 5.کوردیپێدیا, Kurdipedia-. Sohrab Pournazeri. Kurdipedia.org.
- 6.عضویت سهراب پورناظری در آکادمی گرمی؛ گامی تازه در مسیر حضور جهانی موسیقی ایران. 2026-08-04.
- 7.سهراب پورناظری، آهنگساز و نوازنده موسیقی عضو آکادمی گرمی شد. www.iranintl.com. 2026-08-03.
- 8.https://www.honaronline.ir/بخش-موسیقی-5/205944-ماجرای-توقیف-پاسپورت-سهراب-پورناظری-چه-بود
- 9.KOBANE. Accords Croisés.
- 10.Kurdistan. Accords Croisés.
- 11.Tanweer Festival - Reverent. Nourishing. Transformative. tanweerfestival.com.
- 14.https://www.visitsharjah.com/events/tanweer-festival/. www.visitsharjah.com.
- 15.Internationally Renowned Artists Join Tanweer Festival. m283arabia.com.
- 16.Cisad Show - GAAT Live in Sydney. Blue Zebra.
- 17.Cisad Presents: Cisad "gaat" • The Town Hall. www.thetownhall.org.
- 18.Hall, DAR Constitution. CiSad GAAT Tickets 17 April 2025 DAR Constitution Hall. www.washingtonconcerthall.com.
- 19.Center, Copernicus. CiSad Presents: CiSad "Gaat". Copernicus Center. 2024-04-03.
- 20.CiSad Presents: CiSad "Gaat" at Copernicus Center. Do312.
- 21.Mosqueda, Sarah. Pacific Symphony celebrates Iranian New Year with Pournazeri Trio. Daily Pilot. 2025-03-12.
- 22.Newport Indy Staff. Nowruz The Concert with Pacific Symphony Celebrates Iranian New Year March 29. Newport Beach News. 2025-02-21.
- 23.TOLive Portal. tolive.com.
- 24.Cisad Concert-Show Global Tour in Canada 🇨🇦 - Canada Events - Atash.
- 25.Cisad at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Mar 23, 2025. - Vancouver Civic Theatres. vancouvercivictheatres.com.
- 26.2024 Nowruz Concert at UCLA-Nowruz – Farhang.org. farhang.org.
- 27.Sohrab Pournazeri – VOLEK.
- 28.Ali Ghamsari & Sohrab Pournazeri live in Brussels in Ixelles. bazaarche.com.
- 29.Sa'dabad Complex. Wikipedia. 2023-07-14.
- 30.چگونگی در هوای بیچگونگی؛ گزارشی از پرتکرارترین کنسرت این روزها. www.irna.ir.
- 31.en.irna.ir.
- 32.Diār. The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.
- 33.Persian Classical Concert. college.lclark.edu.
- 34.Songs of love and loss for Iran-Concerts – Farhang.org. farhang.org.
- 35.Sohrab Pournazeri & Sahar Boroujerdi. www.southbankcentre.co.uk.
- 36.Musical '300' in Saadabad Palace complex. Honaronline.
- 37.SOHRAB POURNAZERI & SAHAR BOROUJERDI -. boulezsaal.de.
- 38.Du Vert A l'infini France New Music. Du Vert A L'infini.
- 39.Sohrab Pournazeri – Archives. Les Dominicains de Haute-Alsace.
- 40.Ernest à l'est – Spectacles. Les Dominicains de Haute-Alsace.
- 41.Concert Sohrab Pournazeri à Guebwiller 2021 – Les Dominicains : places, billetterie, dates, réservations. jds.fr.
- 42.Ensemble Shamss. Théâtre de la ville de Paris.
- 43.Shamss Ensemble, Keykhosro Pournazeri, Homayoun Shajarian. www.brusselslife.be.
- 44.Homayoun Shajarian, Tahmoures & Sohrab Pournazeri in Toronto – IRAN.CA. www.iran.ca.
- 45.Homayoun Shajarian, Tahmoures and Sohrab Pournazeri. Vtix Online.
- 46.Homayoun Shajarian Arts Commons. artscommons.ca.
- 47.Irane Man — 2019-09-21 19:00. Göteborgs Symfoniker.
- 48.Iran-e man – The Grand Tour, Homayoun Shajarian, Tahmoures, Sohrab Pournazeri live in concert. CHW. 2019-07-10.
- 49.Homayoun Shajarian & Sohrab Pournazeri – Live in Concert –LOS ANGELES. persiantix.
- 50.Homayoun Shajarian & Sohrab Pournazeri – Live in Concert –HOUSTON. persiantix.
- 51.Homayoun Shajarian & Sohrab Pournazeri – Live in Concert – WASHINGTON DC. persiantix.
- 52.Homayoun Shajarian & Sohrab Pournazeri – SAN JOSE. persiantix.
- 53.Sohrab Pournazeri Launches US Tour. Financial Tribune. 2017-11-12.
- 54.Homayoun Shajarian Nowruz Concert with the Pacific Symphony. Kodoom.com.
- 55.Farhang's Nowruz at the Pacific Symphony – Farhang.org. farhang.org.
- 56.Sohrab Pournazeri / Homayoun Sakhi. Théâtre de la ville de Paris.
- 57.Pournazeri et Sakhi, deux luths complices, en concert à Paris. Le Monde.fr. 2019-02-11.
- 58.Concert par Sohrab Pournazeri et Homayoun Sakhi (Afghanistan-Iran). France Musique. 3 March 2019.
- 59.Shajarian to perform at Istanbul music festival (Latest Tourism News 2021 about IRAN), travel to iran, Visit Iran. itto.org Iran Tourism & Touring.
- 60.Shajarian to perform at Istanbul music festival. Tehran Times. 2018-11-28.
- 61.Homayoun Shajarian performs for first time in Istanbul. Daily Sabah. 2018-12-03.
- 62.Homayoun Shajarian performs for first time in Istanbul. Mehr News Agency. 2018-12-04.
- 63.Homayoun Shajarian performs for first time in Istanbul – Iran News Daily Iran News Daily.
- 64.Şeceryan İstanbul'daki İlk Konserini CRR'de Verdi. Haber7.
- 65.Iranian vocalist performs in Konya, Turkey. IRNA English. 2018-09-26.
- 66.Konya Mystic Music Festival to celebrate Rumi's birthdat with Shajarian concert recording. Iran arts.
- 67.Homayoun Shajarian, Sohrab and Tahmures Pournazeri Concert. Kodoom.com.
- 68.Homayoun Shajarian, Pournazeris Prepare for Canada Tour. Financial Tribune. 2018-04-04.
- 69.Ci Project Tehran 2017 Fred Rodrigues. www.fredrodrigues.net.
- 70.Shahnameh Multimedia Concert by H. Shajarian, S. Pournazeri. Financial Tribune. 2017-06-12.
- 71.Photos: Shajarian, Pournazeri's Shahnameh multimedia concert. The Iran Project. 2017-08-10.
- 72.Siavash Story in Multimedia Concert. Financial Tribune. 2018-06-12.
- 73.Nishtiman Project, Hussein Zahawy, Sohrab Pournazeri, Kobané.
- 74.La soirée. Institutkurde.org.
- 75.Sohrab Purnazeri performs in Norwegian festival. Tehran Times. 2016-07-08.
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