Kourosh Taghavi was born in Gorgan, Iran in 1965.After his migration to the United States in 1984 he started studying the Setar with Ms. Partow Houshmand-Rad. Soon after, he had the chance to continue his studies of the Setar and classical music of Iran with Ostad Mohammad Reza Lotfi and later on with Ostad Hossein Alizadeh. These studies that are still continuing are the sources of his unique approach to the art music of Iran. Kourosh’s passionate and melodic approach to music is the foundation of his many collaborations and recordings with numerous artists performing both traditional and modern art music of Iran.
Kourosh is one of the founding members of Goosheh, Seda and Namaad Ensembles which he has toured with throughout the US. He is also a founding member of “The Sayeh Poetry and Music Societyâ€.
As a faculty of San Diego State University he taught the Radiff of Persian classical music and oversaw the related thesis. He has been teaching the Setar throughout California to introduce and promote classical music of Iran. Lectures, composing original music for plays, compositions on the contemporary poetry of Iran and passionate solo recordings are only to name a few of his accomplishments towards his goals of promoting Persian classical Music.
