Reza Ghassemi

Reza Ghassemi
Reza Ghassemi, Iranian vocalist and setar player.
Reza Ghassemi, Iranian vocalist and setar player.
Background information
Born1949 (age 75–76)
Isfahan, Iran
Occupation(s)Musician, novelist
InstrumentSetar
Websiterezaghassemi.com

Reza Ghassemi (Persian: رضا قاسمی; born 1949) is an Iranian novelist and musician,[1][2] a classical setar player who emigrated to France in 1986 and founded the Moshtaq Ensemble in Paris.[3]

Life and career

Reza Ghassemi was born in 1949 in Isfahan, Iran. In addition to his literary career, he is an accomplished performer of Iranian classical music, specializing in the Setar, a traditional Persian lute. He has composed music for renowned vocalist vocalist Shahram Nazeri and has collaborated with other prominent artists, including Mohammad Reza Shajarian and Sepideh Raissadat.

His compositions are featured on Shahram Nazeri’s 1984 album Gol-e Sadbarg, a benchmark recording in Persian classical music.[4][5] The album also includes pieces by Jalal Zolfonoun, Shahram Nazeri, and Reza Ghassemi himself.

“In 1986, Ghassemi relocated to France and established himself in Paris, where he founded the Moshtaq Ensemble and began teaching the setar and Persian classical repertoire.”.[6][7] The musician Farrokhzad Layegh is among those who have studied the Setar under his guidance.

Membres de l'Association Bahar avec Reza Ghassemi

The album 14 Cheerful Pieces, performed with vocalist Sepideh Raissadat and labeled under the Moshtaq Ensemble, was released on 25 October 2010 by French label Buda Musique.[8][9]

Ghassemi has authored at least three novels. His debut, Nocturnal Orchestra of Woods (1996), garnered critical attention; others include The Well of Babel (1999) and The Spell Chanted by Lambs (2002), which was originally serialized online and became his first novel to be published in English.[10][11]

Ghassemi was a co-writer and co-director of the 2019 film In Full Bloom.[12][13]

Awards

Albums

  • 14 Cheerful Pieces (rel. Oct. 2010)
  • Dashti-Mahour (rel. 1992)
  • Improvisation in Esfahan – Rast Panjgah
  • Siavash Khani (Chahargah)
  • Gol-e Sadbarg (rel. 1984)

Publications

  • Reza Ghassemi, 1996 - Nocturnal Orchestra of Woods
  • Reza Ghassemi, 1999 - The Well of Babel
  • Reza Ghassemi, 2002 - The Spell Chanted by Lambs

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Spell Chanted by Lambs by Reza Ghasemi - Asymptote Blog". Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  2. ^ Doosti, Farzaneh. "Reza Ghassemi [b. 1949] – PARSAGON". Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  3. ^ https://parsagon.com/profile-reza-ghassemi-1949/
  4. ^ https://www.parsagon.com/profile-reza-ghassemi-1949/
  5. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/arts/2011/01/110112_l11_moshtagh_ghassemi.shtml
  6. ^ https://www.parsagon.com/profile-reza-ghassemi-1949/
  7. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/arts/2011/01/110112_l11_moshtagh_ghassemi.shtml
  8. ^ https://www.budamusique.com/en/catalogue/view/935/14-cheerful-pieces/
  9. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/arts/2011/01/110112_l11_moshtagh_ghassemi.shtml
  10. ^ https://www.parsagon.com/profile-reza-ghassemi-1949/
  11. ^ https://www.parsagon.com/the-spell-chanted-by-lambs/
  12. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4538670/
  13. ^ https://www.jimschembri.com/going-15-rounds-with-the-boxing-movie-formula-an-interview-with-the-directors-and-producer-of-in-full-bloom/
  14. ^ Shataw Naseri (June 5, 2014). "Houshang Golshiri Awards". The Parsagon Review. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  15. ^ Syma Sayyah (December 13, 2002). "Winners of Golshiri Foundation's Second Annual Literary Awards Announced". Payvand Iran News. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
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