Sohrab Pournazeri

Sohrab Pournazeri is an Iranian musician and composer. He plays Kamancheh and Tanbour.

Career Sohrab Pournazeri, born in 1983, is a musician who plays Tanbour, Kamancheh, and Setar.

Sohrab is the son of Kaykhosro Pournazeri, He joined Shamss Ensemble at the age of twelve, and since then, he has been collaborating with many musicians worldwide.

As a composer, he has composed for Iranian singers such as Mohammad Reza Shajarian, Homayoun Shajarian, Alireza Ghorbani.

In 2026, he became a member of the Recording Academy, the organization behind the Grammy Awards.

On 15 February 2026, in light of the 2025–2026 Iranian protests, Pournazeri was briefly arrested and had his passport seized, reportedly for posts on his Instagram page related to the protests.

Soundtrack Composition

Single Mum directed by Saeed Zamanian 2026 1001 Nights directed by Mostafa Kiaei 2025 Flaming directed by Hamid Nematollah 2018 Subdued directed by Hamid Nematollah 2015 Heavy Makeup directed by Hamid Nematollah 2014 Astigmatism directed by Majid-Reza Mostafavi 2018 Vaziat-e Sefid directed by Hamid Nematollah 2012 Penniless directed by Hamid Nematollah 2009

Discography AlbumsAlbumReleasedComposerSingerTracksColors Of Transcendence -Tahmoures Pournazeri,

Sohrab PournazeriHamidreza Norbakhsh11

Live Performances 2025: "Afsaneh" performance at the Tanweer Festival with Kaykhosro Pournazeri and Sahar Boroujerdi in Sharjah 2025: "Cisad Show - Gaat" Europe Tour (Stockholm, Copenhagen, Zurich, Vienna, Munich, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Berlin) 2025: "Cisad Show - Gaat" Australia Tour (Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane) 2025: "Cisad Show - Gaat" USA Tour (Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Seattle, San Jose, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Boston, New York) 2025: "Return of the Masters" Nowruz Concert with Pacific Symphony Orchestra led by Carl St. Clair at the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa 2025: "Cisad Show - Gaat" Canada Tour (Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver) 2024: "Cisad Show - Gaat" at Sadabad Complex 2024: 14th Annual Celebration of Nowruz at UCLA represented by Farhang Foundation and Herp Alpert School of Music featuring Tahmoures Pournazeri, Shahab Paranj, Hila Plitmann, Sahar Boroujerdi and the Iranshahr Orchestra with music composed by Richard Danielpour, David Garner, Ahmad Pejman, Reza Vali 2024: "Dar Havaye Bi Chegoonegi" Europe Tour with Ali Ghamsari 2024: "Dar Havaye Bi Chegoonegi" Iran Tour with Ali Ghamsari 2023: "Dar Havaye Bi Chegoonegi" performance with Ali Ghamsari at Sa'dabad Complex 2023: "Diār" performance at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music with Shahab Paranj, Pejman Haddadi 2023: Persian Classical Music at Flanagan Chapel Hall with Shahab Paranj, Portland, United States 2023: Songs of Love and Loss at Colburn School of Music with Shahab Paranj, Hila Plitmann and the Iranshahr Orchestra, Los Angeles, California 2022: Sohrab Pournazeri & Sahar Boroujerdi at Queen Elizabeth Hall 2022: "300 Show" at Sa'dabad Complex 2021: Sohrab Pournazeri and Sahar Boroujerdi at Pierre Boulez Saal 2021: Festival International de Musique Nouvelle en Franche Comtè at Château de Ray-sur-Saône, France 2021: Sohrab Pournazeri and Ernest Production at Les Dominicains de Haute-Alsace, France 2020: Shamss Ensemble and Homayoun Shajarian at Theatre de la Ville, Paris, France 2020: Bozar Music Festival, Shamss Ensemble and Homayoun Shajarian at Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, Belgium 2019: Iran-e Man Concert Tour in Canada (Toronto Meridian Hall, L’Olympia de Montréal, Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Jack Singer Concert Hall) 2019: Iran-e Man Concert Tour in Europe (Gothenburg Concert Hall, Stockholm Concert Hall, Central Hall, The Plaza, Großer Sendesaal des Hessischen Rundfunks, Capitol Theater) 2019: Iran-e Man Concert Tour in USA (City National Civic, Warner Theater, Cullen Performance Hall, Microsoft Theater) 2019: Farhang Foundation Nowruz Concert (Homayoun Shajarian, Sohrab Pournazeri and Pacific Symphony) 2019: Sohrab Pournazeri & Homayoun Sakhi at Theatre de la Ville, Paris, France 2018: Homayoun Shajarian, Tahmoures & Sohrab Pournazeri at Cemal Reşit Rey (CRR) Concert Hall, Istanbul, Turkey 2018: Shamss Ensemble at FEZ Music Festival, Jnan sbil, Fes, Morocco 2018: Shamss Ensemble at Konya Mystic Music Festival, Konya, Turkey 2018: Iran-e Man Concert Tour in Canada (Palais des congrès de Montréal, Sony Centre for the Performing Arts – Meridian Hall, Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Arts Commons) 2017: Iran-e Man Concert Tour in Iran (Ministry of Interior Hall) 2017: C Project (30 Nights at Sa'dabad Complex) 2017: Performance at Au Fil Des Voix with Nishtiman Ensemble 2016: Forde Festival with Nishtiman Ensemble 2011: USA tour with Shams Ensemble 2010: Omar Khayyám project with Alireza Ghorbani, Dorsaf Hamdani and Ali Ghamsari