TEHRAN (Honaronline) – Accomplished Iranian ney player Hassan Nahid died at his home as a result of complications related to old age. He was 79.Nahid began performing the ney, a kind of flute made of reed that is often used in traditional Iranian music, from childhood when he was 10.
He developed his professional skills in courses on Iranian music with masters such as tombak virtuoso Hossein Tehrani and ney player Hassan Kasai.
Learning from such big names led Nahid to perform in top ensembles and orchestras working with famous vocalists, including Hossein Qavami, Abdolvahab Shahidi and Mohammadreza Shajarian.
He also performed with violinist Asadollah Malek, santur player Manuchehr Jahanbaglu and several other top musicians in memorable concerts.
He also worked with the Darvish Orchestra of Iranian radio. Then he joined Rudaki Orchestra, a major Iranian ensemble comprising prominent composers and players such as Ebrahim Mansuri, Habibollah Badiei, Ali Tajvidi, Ahmad Ebadi, Reza Varzandeh, Ali-Asghar Bahari and Farhad Fakhreddini.
In 1962, vocalist Hossein Qavami invited Nahid to work with Golha, a professional music program of Tehran Radio that had many top musicians.
He also worked with the Golha Orchestra under conductor Ruhollah Khaleqi, the Saba Orchestra under conductor Hossein Dehlavi, and the Payvar Ensemble led by santur player Faramarz Payvar.