Born in Tehran, Iran in 1951, Hossein Alizadeh is considered one of Iran’s most respected and popular masters of Persian traditional music in contemporary times. After graduating from the Tehran Conservatory of Music, he continued his studies at the school of Music at Tehran University in 1975. There he received his Bachelor’s Degree in musical composition and performance.

During this period he also benefited from the mentorship of several renowned masters of Persian traditional music, such as Nour-Ali Boroumand, Ali-Akbar Shahnazi, Houshang Zarif, Mahmood Karimi, Yousef Foroutan, Said Hormozi, and Abdollah Davami. Having completed his studies, he obtained a position with the National Iranian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra, where he later became conductor and solo artist.

His solo career has produced many performances in Iran as well as throughout Europe, the United States and Asia. His first and most noteworthy engagement in Europe was his performance in the orchestra of the world famous Maurice Bejart Ballet Company for the ballet of Golestan by Maurice Bejart.

In the early 1980’s he decided to pursue his formal education in music, and studied composition and musicology at the University of Berlin. Among his many other noteworthy musical achievements, he has established one of Iran’s most famous ensembles of traditional music, Aref, and taught at the University of Tehran as well as the Tehran Conservatory of Music.

Having a close collaboration with Les Ballets Persans, Hossein Alizadeh is one of the company’s main composer. His music has been a main source of inspiration for Nima Kiann’s choreography.