Siavash Karami — public CV

Iranian classical musician, setar and tar performer, educator, and researcher. Nearly thirty years of performance experience since 1996 and more than twenty years of teaching, alongside professional work as a full-stack software developer. Current research focuses on the Iranian radif and its structured digital documentation.

• M.A. in Iranian Music Performance

  University of Art, Tehran

  2021

• B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering

  Islamic Azad University

  2009

• Iranian radif and dastgah studies
• Ethnomusicology and oral transmission
• Embodied and tacit knowledge
• Pedagogy and improvisation
• Comparative performance analysis
• Digital ethnomusicology
• Knowledge representation and structured cultural data

• Founder and leader, Saba Setar Ensemble (Hamnavazan-e Saba)

  Concerts in Tehran and other Iranian cities.

• Long-term collaboration, Hamsaz Ensemble

  Under the direction of Massoud Shaari.

• Fajr Music Festival and independent performances

• Dar Baharan

  Joint artistic direction and performance.

  2021

• Ghoroub / Sunset — Massoud Shaari

  Setar performer and ensemble musician.

  2011

• Founder and director, Sarang Music School, Tehran

  For about five years.

• Private and ensemble teaching

  Setar, tar, radif, repertoire, improvisation, and performance practice.

M.A. thesis: Analytical Study of Abolhasan Saba's Improvisations — A Case Study of His Setar Recordings (University of Art, Tehran; September 2021). Theoretical supervisor: Mahmoud Balandeh. Practical supervisor: Massoud Shaari.

• Grade-One Professional Membership

  Iran Music House.

• Second Prize in setar performance

  Iran National Festival of Young Music.

  2007

Full-stack software development for database-driven web applications, including structured data modelling, metadata-driven applications, REST APIs, SQL and PostgreSQL, and modern front-end development. In my research this supports the design of structured documentation and human-reviewable analysis.

• Persian (native)
• English
• Turkish
• German