Behzad Nadimi
Lecturer - Ethnomusicology, Co-Director of Music of Persia Ensemble
Co-Director, Music of Persia Ensemble
Behzad Nadimi is an accomplished santūr performer and teacher of Iranian music. He was instrumental in collecting and publishing the radīf of Mirza-Abdollah for santūr (2016). He has performed throughout Iran and in California. He is a direct disciple of santūr master Pashang Kamkar; he began his studies of the santūr and the radīf (Iranian musical repertoire) when he was in high school. Nadimi has recorded a number of CDs on the santūr and directed various music ensembles.
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