Kayhan Kalhor

Kayhan Kalhor is a composer of Kurdish and Persian classical music and well known as a member of the Persian/Kurdish folk and classical ensemble Ghazal and Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble. He is also virtuoso on the kamancheh, setar, and Persian violin. He is globally renowned for his original works, his interpretations of traditional music, and his collaborations with other classical and modern musicians. Kalhor was born to a Kurdish family in the Kermanshah Province of Iran, but raised in Tehran. He began studying music when he was in primary school, and began playing in Ira...