Hafez nazeris rumi symphony project performs enlightenment. Matt haimovitz cello, hafez nazeri percussion, paul neubauer viola, glen velez. Hafez nazeri is bringing rumis words to life and fighting for. The rumi symphony, as the first major celebration of rumis 800th birthday anniversary. Genre rumi symphony project comment by saeed fakhar. This album is a fusion of traditional dastghah improvisational modal persian music and european scored classical orchestral forms with harmony. Together they have accomplished the prominent role of. Hafez is also the recipient of a ucla creativity award for most distinguished young composer. Together they have accomplished the prominent role of introducing persiansufi music to the western world.
This iranian composer makes a new kind of music thats. Hafez nazeri vocalist hafez nazeri is irans most influential and admired new composer and singer, and is the son of legendary musician shahram nazeri. Apr 11, 2014 released last month by sony classical, nazeri s album untold is the first installment of the musicians ongoing rumi symphony project, his longrunning effort to cross cultural boundaries through a new, universal blending of eastern and western classical music. Sehram u hafiz naziri and his son, hafez nazeri have collaborated on several projects. Jul 14, 2014 arriving in new york city at the age of 19 to study music, hafez nazeri knew he wanted to do big things.
Move over beethoven and mozart, make room for another great artist. He also released a new cd called the passion of rumi, which l. Deepak chopra translated rumi s poems for nazeri s recording and wrote an introduction to the work. It was performed in the united states at the walt disney concert hall, and received a standing ovation. In 2007, the rumi symphony project, which is hafez s most passionate and ambitious undertaking to date, culminated in a major work to celebrate the 800th anniversary of rumi s birth. Not only is hafez nazeri the composer of the work but he will also sing and play the new. He is the son of legendary musician shahram nazeri, hafez began voice lessons at the age of three, and went on to place first in many voice competitions. Listen to your favorite songs from rumi symphony project.
Hafez nazeri listen and stream free music, albums, new. Untold 2014, cycle 1, with shahram nazeri and the rumi ensemble. Hafez nazeri rumi symphony project untoldhafez nazeri. It is a further development of two albums that featured vocalist shahram nazeri mystified. This video was shot with the iphone 6s on the road from bandar abbas to sirjan. He then became intrigued by the daf, a percussion instrument he taught himself to play. Hafez nazeris rumi symphony unveiled in tehrans milad. Hafez nazeri official free listening on soundcloud. In 2007, hafez premiered his most passionate and ambitious undertaking. Following rumis timeless words and his own love of the mystical poet, the iranian composer, vocalist and instrumentalist hafez nazeri is. Cycle one on october 3 at hollywoods art deco gem, the pantages theatre, and november 14 at carnegie hall. In his latest ensemble, the rumi symphony project, nazeri is joined by his father, percussionist hussein zahawy and western classical string.
Iranian composer hafez nazeris new album untold is a new kind of. Hafez nazeri s profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. Rumi symphony project untold by hafez nazeri on radio javan, your number one source for persian music and entertainment. The irvine city hall award of distinction in kurdish music was given to hafez nazeri for his contributions in spreading rumis spiritual message of peace through the language of music. Nov 14, 2009 in his latest ensemble, the rumi symphony project, hafez nazeri is joined by his father, as well as an iraqi percussionist and western classical string players. Tracks such as wonderment and absolute nothingness bring out the best of the rumi symphony choir. A times and the boston globe chose as one of the five best cds in world music for 2007.
Both shows will feature hafez s famous father, shahram nazeri, on vocals, and members of the chamber music society of lincoln center. Untold was unveiled on saturday march 7 at a ceremony in tehrans milad tower conference hall. Untold, the first cycle of hafez nazeri s ongoing rumi symphony project, is a long vocal and instrumental suite, drawn from eastern and western classical traditions to cross over cultural boundaries. His progressive approach to music has led to collaborative new projects with his son, composer and singer hafez. Sony classical presents major label debut from iranian. In 2000 they performed hafez s new composition in iran, which has held the record for the most highly attended concert in entire middle east, with 140,000 in the audience. At seven, he began focusing his studies on tanbour and setar which he had been playing since he was three. From early on, nazeri began to sing and compose music to the works of mawlana jalal addin rumi, irans most cherished sufi poet. New yorker hafez nazeri is irans most influential and admired new composer and singer and is the son of legendary musician shahram nazeri. The ambitious new album features 38 grammy awardwinning musicians, and took. Listen to songs by hafez nazeri on myspace, a place where people come to connect, discover, and share.
Untold youtube shahram nazeri mystified sufi music of iran complete album duration. Untold, an album by hafez nazeri on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Hafez nazeri has put out a gem of an album that haunting voice, alluring trills and intervals capturing the essence of persian music on a global stage. Hafez nazeri is bringing rumis words to life and fighting.
Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Aug 21, 2007 shahram nazeri is a great artist worthy of the title a living treasure. He says he wants to combine middle eastern and western elements to create a new form of music. Ive become so familiar with the passion of rumi that is has become one of my favorite musical experiences. One of the album s many highlights are the vocals of hafez nazeris father, iconic persian vocalist shahram nazeri, who was the first musician to incorporate.