Behzad Ranjbaran

Behzad Ranjbaran

Behzad Ranjbaran (born in 1955 Tehran) is an Iranian musician and composer.

Ranjbaran was born and raised in Iran. He entered the Tehran Conservatory at the age of 9. Ranjbaran continued his study of composition at Indiana University. He obtained a DMA from the Juilliard School.

Ranjbaran's music is strongly rooted in the Neo-Romantic movement of the late 20th Century, as well as showing the influence of Iranian and other non-Western music. He has written compositions for, among others, Joshua Bell, Renée Fleming, and Yo-Yo Ma, as well a piano concerto for Jean-Yves Thibaudet. [cite web
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Many of his works are inspired by Persian culture and literature. Persian Trilogy, a large orchestral cycle completed in 2006, was inspired by the Shahnameh of the 11th Century Persian poet Ferdowsi. Although himself highly proficient in traditional Iranian music, his compositions stray only rarely from the highly chromatic language of Wagner and Mahler.

He currently teaches composition and theory at the Juilliard School. [cite web
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Awards

*Persian Trilogy, Nomination for 2006 Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance.
*Rudolf Nissim Award
*Charles Ives Award

Notes

tudents

*James Lavino

ee also

*Persian Symphonic Music

External links

* [http://www.behzadranjbaran.com Behzad Ranjbaran] personal website


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