Sānāz Sattārzādeh

Tār player & instructor, music composer

Born in 1984, Tehran

Graduate from the Conservatory of Music, Master’s degree in “Performance of Iranian Instruments” from the University of Arts; Tehran, 2010
Studied under Mahmoud Behrouz, Houshang Zarif, Mohsen Nafar, Behrouz Hemmati, Dāriūsh Talāi, and Mohammad-rezā Lotfi

Attended several courses by Mohammad-rezā Lotfi at the “Mirzā Abdollāh School of Music” (Maktab-khāneh-ye Mirzā Abdollāh).

Collaborated with the independent music review platform “Noise,” 2020; Executive Editors: Arzhang Āghājari and Ali Samadpour.

Ensemble and Group Memberships

• “Neyriz,” under the direction of Maliheh Saeedi – from 2005 to 2007
• “Khorshid,” under the direction of Majid Derakhshāni – from 2005 to 2007
• “Bānuvān-e Shaydā” (Women of Shaydā) and “Hamnavāzān-e Shaydā” (Ensemble of Shaydā), under the direction of Mohammad-rezā Lotfi – from 2007 to 2013
• “Ān” Ensemble, founding member, active to present

Live Performances in Iran

• Ensemble performance of “Khorshid” under Majid Derakhshani’s direction in performances of “Season of Rain” (Fasl-e Bārān) and “Of Being and Chanting” (Az Būdan va Sorūdan), 2005 to 2007
• Solo performance in the “Solo Performers” (Taknavāzān) concert series; Niāvarān Palace, Tehran, September 2006
• “Bānuvān-e Shaydā” (Women of Shaydā) performance under Mohammad-rezā Lotfi’s direction, featuring the “The Three Shaydā Ensembles”; Ministry of Interior Hall, Tehran, May 2008
• “Bānuvān-e Shaydā” (Women of Shaydā) performance under Mohammad-rezā Lotfi’s direction; Main Hall of Milād Tower Conference Center, Tehran, June 2010
• “Hamnavāzān-e Shaydā” (Ensemble of Shaydā) performance under Mohammad-rezā Lotfi’s direction; Milād Conference Hall, Tehran International Exhibitions, Tehran, November 2011
• “Hamnavāzān-e Shaydā” (Ensemble of Shaydā) concert tour under Mohammad-rezā Lotfi’s direction; Māzandarān, September 2012
• Organizing and solo performance in “Leaf and Wind” (Barg-o-Bād) – Tār, Kamāncheh, and Tombak ensemble with vocals; Niāvarān Cultural Center, Tehran, December 2016
• Organizing and performance in the “Solo and Duet” (Taknavāzi va Donavāzi) concert series, featuring Tār solo and Tār-Kamāncheh duets; “Rūberū” Mansion, Tehran, August 2018
• “Ān” ensemble performance in the “Within your Absence, When Shall I last” (Bā Ferāqat Chand Sāzam) concert, composed by Sepideh Meshki; Niāvarān Cultural Center, Tehran, August 2017
• “Ān” ensemble performance in the “Bright Sun” (Āftāb-e Roshan) concert, composed by Āriā Mohāfez; Niāvarān Cultural Center, Tehran, July 2018

• “Ān” ensemble performance in the “A Trace from Me” (Az Man Neshān) concert, composed by Sānāz Sattārzādeh; Niāvarān Cultural Center, Tehran, August 2019
• Solo and ensemble performances in multiple informal concerts; Tehran, from 2022 to 2024

International Live Performances

  • “Girls’ Conservatory Ensemble” (Gorūh-e Honarestān-e Mūsīqi-ye Dokhtarān) at the Festival Hall of St. Pölten; St. Pölten (Austria), 2001
    • “Khorshid” ensemble performances under Majid Derakhshāni’s direction at Versailles Palace and UNESCO Hall; Paris (France), 2006
    • “Bānuvān-e Shaydā” (Women of Shaydā) under Mohammad-rezā Lotfi’s direction; Ghent (Belgium), 2012
    • “Bānuvān-e Shaydā” (Women of Shaydā) under Mohammad-rezā Lotfi’s direction; “Sufi Music Festival”; Eskişehir (Turkey), July 2011
    • Composing and performing for the storytelling troupe “Iranian Evening” (Shab-e Irāni) at the “DESETNICA Festival”; Ljubljana (Slovenia), 2012
    • Composing and performing for the storytelling troupe “Iranian Evening” (Shab-e Irāni); Leiden (Netherlands), 2013

Group Albums (as Performer)

  • “Season of Rain” (Fasl-e Bārān) – Performance by “Khorshid” Ensemble, directed and composed by Majid Derakhshāni; published by “Sorūsh,” 2006
    • “Being and Chanting” (Būdan va Sorūdan) – Performance by “Khorshid” Ensemble, directed and composed by Majid Derakhshāni; published by “Rahgozar-e Haft Eqlīm,” 2006
    • “Radīf of Mirzā Abdollāh” (Radīf-e Mirzā Abdollāh); “O! Lovers” (Ey Āsheqān); “The Three Shaydā Concerts” (Concert-hā-ye Seh-Gāneh-ye Shaydā); “The Art of Time Scale” (Honar-e Gām-e Zamān); “The Stroke of a String” (Zakhme-ye Sāz) – Performance by “Hamnavāzān-e Shaydā” under the direction of Mohammad-rezā Lotfi; published by “Āvā-ye Shaydā,” 2007-2013
    • “Singing in the Shadow” (Āvāz dar Sāyeh) – A selection of classical vocal works by contemporary Iranian women vocalists, featuring vocals by Āsāreh Shekārchi; published by “ADMP Records” (Association pour le Développement de la Musique Persane), 2016
    • “Within your Absence, When Shall I last” (Bā Ferāqat Chand Sāzam) – Performance by “Ān” Ensemble, composed by Sepideh Meshki; published by “Parde-ye Honar-e Mūsīqi,” 2017
    • “Bright Sun” (Āftāb-e Roshan) – Performance by “Ān” Ensemble, composed by Āriā Mohāfez; published by “Mahūr Institute,” 2023
    • “A Peephole to the Colors” (Rozane-i be Rang) – Ensemble performance, composed by Hamid Motebassem; “United Voice,” 2024

Group and Solo Albums (as Composer, Creator, and Performer)

• “A Trace” (Neshān) – Performance by “Ān” Ensemble, composed by Sānāz Sattārzādeh; published by “Navā Institute”(London), 2025

Educational and Research Activities

  • Instructing at “Mirzā Abdollāh School of Music” (Maktab-khāneh-ye Mirzā Abdollāh) – Tehran, from 2009 to 2019
    • Instructing at “Girls’ Conservatory of Music” (Honarestān-e Mūsīqi-ye Dokhtarān) – Tehran, from 2021 to 2024