Mojtaba Mirzadeh

{{Short description|Iranian violinist}}

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Mojtaba Mirzadeh ({{langx|fa|مجتبی میرزاده}}; March 18, 1946 – July 17, 2005){{cite web |title= ٢٧ اسفند زادروز مجتبی میرزادە، نوازندە ویولن، کمانچە و سەتار |url=https://sazkade.com/27-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%81%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2-%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%AA%D8%A8%DB%8C-%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%8C-%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87/|access-date= March 15, 2022 }} was an Iranian - Kurdish violin, kamancheh, and setar master who was influential in Persian classical music, classical and folk Kurdish music, and also in Iranian pop music.{{cite book |title=Historical dictionary of the Kurds |authorlink=Michael M. Gunter |last=Gunter |first=Michael M. |page=220 |year=2010 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=978-0-8108-6751-2 }}

He played, composed and arrangement music for many famous Kurdish and Iranian singers such as Hasan Zirak, Mazhar Khaleqi, Hayedeh, Moein, Nader Golchin, Shahram Nazeri, Shahab Jezayeri, Googoosh, Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, Dariush Eghbali, Homeyra, Golpa, Alireza Eftekhari and Reza Saqaee.{{cite news |title=Lor singer Reza Saqqaii dies at 71 |url=http://old.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=223342 |work=Tehran Times |date=20 July 2010 |accessdate=28 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606153810/http://old.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=223342 |archive-date=6 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}

He was known by the music community as "the genius". Iranian classical and pop composer,

{{ill|Sadeq Nojooki|fa|%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%82 %D9%86%D9%88%D8%AC%D9%88%DA%A9%DB%8C|vertical-align=sup}} says that Mirzadeh was the greatest musician that he ever saw in his life. He was also the composer for many films.{{cite web |title=مجتبی میرزاده؛ نابغه بی‌ادعای موسیقی ایران |url=https://www.irna.ir/news/83713637/مجتبی-میرزاده-نابغه-بی-ادعای-موسیقی-ایران |date=March 17, 2020 |access-date= March 15, 2022 }}