Mohammad-Reza Lotfi (Persian: محمدرضا لطفی‎; 1 January 1947 – 2 May 2014) was an Iranian classical musician renowned for his mastery of the tar and setar. He collaborated with singers such as Mohammad-Rezā Shajarian, Hengameh Akhavanو Shahram Nazeri and Alireza Shahmohammadi. Encouraged by his older brother, he learned to play the Târ and showed his talent by winning the first prize in Iran's Young Musicians Festival in 1964. The following... see more