Davoud Ganjei Information

Ganjei, Davoud (born June 14, 1942, in Rey Town, a town adjacent to Tehran, the capital city), Iranian contemporary violin and kamancheh (an Iranian fiddle) player Davood Ganjehei learned to play Kamancheh from master Abdollah Jahan Panah and violin from Wolfgang Valish, the Austrian master. Bypassing the course of high school, he followed his studies in the field of music in the Faculty of Art of Tehran University, and in this period he enjoyed the presence of great masters such as Noor Ali Boroomand and Dr. Dariush Safvat. By receiving his B.A. he was employed by the Center of Preservation and Promotion of Iran Music and while he was researching the various aspects of Iranian Music, learned a great deal through cooperating with great music masters such as Saeed Hormozi, Yosef Forootan, and Mahmood Karimi. He also followed his effort to gain more experience in kamancheh playing in the presence of Ali Asghar Bahari. Among his art activities, one can refer to his teachings in all levels of educational and art centers, holding concerts in various cities of the world and participating in domestic and foreign festivals with the company of music groups of the Center for Preservation and Promotion of Iran Music. He also from the starting point of the establishment of the Center of Preservation and Promotion of Iran Music, worked there as a trainer. His positions are as follows: 1. Member of Central Council of Planning and Programing of Open Music Schools 2. Member of Music High Council of Ministry of Islamic Culture and Art 3. Member of the Council for Evaluating the Art Position of the People of Art 4. Member of the Council for Supervising on the Tapes and Music Performances 5. Member of the Council for Evaluating the Art Position of the People of Art 6. The art counselor of Roodaki Foundation 7. The art counselor of the Music Center 8. The art counselor of Azad University in the field of art and architecture 9. Art counselor and member of Trustee Board of Iran Music Association 10. Member of Research and Pedagogic Council of IRIB 11. Member of the Council for Policy Making of the Music Center 12. Member of the Music National Committee, affiliated with UNESCO 13. Member of the Evaluating council of IRIB 14. Manager of the Center for Preservation and Promotion of Music 15. Deputy and successor of general director of Music of IRIB 16. Successor and executive manager of Music House 17. Member of the judging board of Fajr Music Festivals 18. Member of the judging board of Young Music Festivals in all the Festivals 19. Member of judging board of Handicapped Music Festivals 20. Member of the Center of Iranian Fiddle Player of House of Music 21. Member of the Center of Music Trainers of House of Music 22. Responsible for overseeing the processes of sending out various fiddles to other countries 23. The Exemplary Citizen of Tehran selected by the Tehran Metropolitan Association 24. Some other responsibilities and positions in the field of education and art management in various fields Commemorations and Appreciations He was awarded the first rank honorary tablet by the Ministry of Islamic Culture and Guidance in the 20th Fajr Music Festival