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Mehdi Siadat was born in 1973 in Tehran, Iran. At the age of nine, he began learning the "Santur" (Persian hammered dulcimer) at the Music Organization of Preservation and Publication with Ms. Roya Hallaj. After five years, he was introduced to the great maestro "Faramarz Payvar," who was one of the music legends of Iranian traditional music. He mastered his studies and playing skills under Payvar's direct supervision and graduated from his school in 1998.
He has been performing in many concerts and festivals such as the Fajr Music International Festival (Tehran), Mela Music International Festival (Norway), Dulcimer International Festival (Czech Republic), SRF (Swiss Radio and Television), and the Dulcimer World Congress in the UK, etc. He achieved the Best Player of the Year award at the Fajr Festival twice, in 1991 and 1995. He also earned a master's degree in agricultural engineering.
Mehdi is a member of the World Cimbalom Association and several Persian traditional and folk music ensembles. He is deeply involved with the art of improvisation, both in the traditional way of the Dastgah concept and in improvisation on themes of various origins and modes. He has held several Santur master classes for students of the China Conservatory in Beijing in 2013 and 2014.
Mehdi Siadat has played in many music events and concerts all around the world. Here you can see some of the newer ones:
“World Music Day” with the Javan Music Ensemble at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, 2017.
“One Belt and One Road” music culture exhibition and performance at the Shenyang Conservatory of Music in Shenyang, 2018, with the Javan Music Ensemble.
Performing in the Iran and Russia Cultural Week along with the Hamnavazan-e-Taj Ensemble, Russia, 2018.
Solo performance in International New Year Concerts at Duna Palace in Hungary, 2019.
Performing in Greece (in Athens and Livadia) to celebrate Nowruz with the Hamnavazan-e-Taj Ensemble, 2019.
Performing in the 11th China International Folk Arts in Hohhot with the Naghmeh-e-Javan Music Ensemble, 2019.
He has been performing in many concerts and festivals such as the Fajr Music International Festival (Tehran), Mela Music International Festival (Norway), Dulcimer International Festival (Czech Republic), SRF (Swiss Radio and Television), and the Dulcimer World Congress in the UK, etc. He achieved the Best Player of the Year award at the Fajr Festival twice, in 1991 and 1995. He also earned a master's degree in agricultural engineering.
Mehdi is a member of the World Cimbalom Association and several Persian traditional and folk music ensembles. He is deeply involved with the art of improvisation, both in the traditional way of the Dastgah concept and in improvisation on themes of various origins and modes. He has held several Santur master classes for students of the China Conservatory in Beijing in 2013 and 2014.
Mehdi Siadat has played in many music events and concerts all around the world. Here you can see some of the newer ones:
“World Music Day” with the Javan Music Ensemble at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, 2017.
“One Belt and One Road” music culture exhibition and performance at the Shenyang Conservatory of Music in Shenyang, 2018, with the Javan Music Ensemble.
Performing in the Iran and Russia Cultural Week along with the Hamnavazan-e-Taj Ensemble, Russia, 2018.
Solo performance in International New Year Concerts at Duna Palace in Hungary, 2019.
Performing in Greece (in Athens and Livadia) to celebrate Nowruz with the Hamnavazan-e-Taj Ensemble, 2019.
Performing in the 11th China International Folk Arts in Hohhot with the Naghmeh-e-Javan Music Ensemble, 2019.
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