Master Farhang-e Sharif, born in 1931 in the town of Amol is a veteran master and great living virtuoso of the tar, the Iranian string instrument, with an illustrious career that goes back to the early 50s.
Ostad Farhang Sharif learned music when he was only four years old under the influence of his father’s teaching music and his association with the great figures of music, especially Abdol Hossein Khan-e Shahnazi, brother of Haj Ali Akbar Khan-e Shahnazi.
When he was only twelve, he started his first successful solo performance in a live radio program and following that program, he accompanied the singers as a solo player in the radio program of Gol ha (Flowers). http://www.iranian.com/Music/Golha/index.html
He has had performances with Roohangiz, Taj, Gholam Hossein Banan, Shjarian, Mahmoudi Khansari, Iraj and …. . He has introduced the instrument of tar to the world by attending in a few international festivals of music including Berlin Music Festival as well as concerts at Carnegie Hall, etc.
His first solo accompaniment was with Mahmoudi Khansari, Shajarian and Golpayegani; Golpayegani’s first song was composed by him too.
Master Farhang-e Sharif's name is known by almost all Iranians and he was recently awarded the first-rank badge of art, equal to doctorate degree, by President Khatami.
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