Elshan Ghasimi - "Tasnif" Lieder der altpersichen Musik

Elshan Ghasimi (*1981 in Isfahan, Iran) ist eine Virtuosin der persischen Langhalslauten Tar und Setar, Komponistin und Performancekünstlerin. Ausgebildet in der klassischen Radif-Tradition wurde sie im Alter von 17 Jahren das jüngste Mitglied des iranischen Nationalorchesters.

Seit 2016 lebt sie in Deutschland, wo sie weiterhin als Solistin auftritt, komponiert und mit renommierten Ensembles wie Concerto Köln musiziert. Ihr Werk verbindet das persische musikalische Erbe mit vielfältigen Musikgenres, darunter zeitgenössische klassische Musik, Jazz, experimentelle Musik und Alte Musik.

Foto: © Simone Bortolotti, 2024

Elshan Ghasimi - "Tasnif" Songs of Sorrow in Persian Music at LISBETH, 1st Floor

Saturday, July 5 at 8 pm

LISBETH is honored to invite you to an intimate summer evening concert with Elshan Ghasimi. The context of the Sophien Cemetery serves as an occasion for the artist to perform songs associated with sorrow and longing. Elshan Ghasimi plays her own compositions based on Tasnif, or old Persian ballads. They tell of love and of woe. The sounds of the setar, as well as Elshan Ghasimi's voice, bear witness to her deep soulfulness and devotion of this millennia-old culture and its music.
Suggested donation-based tickets: 20-40 euros.
Registration at lisbethelisabeth.berlin.

Elshan Ghasimi (*1981 in Isfahan, Iran) is a virtuoso of the Persian long-necked lutes Tar and Setar, composer and performance artist. Trained in the classical radif tradition, she became the youngest member of the Iranian National Orchestra at the age of 17.

She has lived in Germany since 2016, where she continues to perform as a soloist, compose and play with renowned ensembles such as Concerto Köln. Her work combines Persian musical heritage with diverse musical genres, including contemporary classical music, jazz, experimental music and early music.

Image: Simona Bortolotti, 2024