International recognition of Iranian music

Music of Iran and Iranian musicians have received countless awards in the course of history. Here are some:

2008

• Grammy Award nomination: Shahram Nazeri and Hafez Nazeri.]

2007

• Asia Society has awarded Shahram Nazeri by the prestigious Lifetime Cultural Heritage Award along with Secretary General of United Nations on Nov 2007
• Mozart Medal, Mohammad Reza Shajarian.[4]
• Légion d'honneur, Shahram Nazeri.
• Grammy Award (nomination), Endless Vision, Hossein Alizadeh and Djivan Gasparyan.

2006

• Grammy Award (nomination), Faryad album, Masters of Persian Music.
• Grammy Award, Ali Shirazinia, Shahram Tayyebi and Deep Dish.
• Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance (nomination), Persian Trilogy by Behzad Ranjbaran.
• "Best Middle Eastern Song" & "Best Middle Eastern Album", 2006 JPF Awards: Andy Madadian.
• "2006 Best International Armenian Album Award" for the 2006 Armenian Music Awards: City of Angels by Andy Madadian.
• Golden Lioness Award for Best Conductor, The World Academy of Arts, Literature, and Media: Ali Rahbari.
• Golden Lioness Award for Classic Music Best Soprano Performer, The World Academy of Arts, Literature, and Media: Monika Jalili.

2005

• Golden Lioness Award for Classical-Best Vocal Ability, The World Academy of Arts, Literature, and Media:

Akbar Golpa

• Golden Lioness Award for Classical-Arrange & Pop, The World Academy of Arts, Literature, and Media:

Sattar

• Golden Lioness Award for Best Insturmentalist, The World Academy of Arts, Literature, and Media:

Muhammad Heidari

• Golden Lioness Award for Classic-pop, The World Academy of Arts, Literature, and Media:

Mahasti

• Golden Lioness Award for Classical Performance, The World Academy of Arts, Literature, and Media:

Hooshmand Aghili

• Golden Lioness Award for Classical Performance, The World Academy of Arts, Literature, and Media: Shakila.
• UNESCO music award (Picasso award), nominee: Mohammad Reza Darvishi.

2003

• Grand Prix du Disque for World Music, Dastan ensemble and Parisa.
• BBC Awards for World Music, Kayhan Kalhor.

2001

• NAV’s best contemporary world music album: Axiom of Choice (band).
• Best Recombinant World Music Ensemble in 2001 by the LA Weekly Music Awards. (nomination): Axiom of choice band.

2000

• Orville H. Gibson Award, Lily Afshar.

1999

• Picasso Medal, Mohammad Reza Shajarian.
• Pikanes award, Thailand's most prestigious music award for an outstanding orchestral performance: Shahrdad Rohani.

1977

• Prestigious Gold Medal at the Besancon International Conductors' Competition, Ali Rahbari.
• Silver medal in Geneva International Conducting Competition, Ali Rahbari.

Others

• Rudolf Nissim Award, Behzad Ranjbaran.
• Grand Prize in the Aspen Music Festival Guitar Competition, Lily Afshar.
• Top Prize in the Guitar Foundation of America Competition, Lily Afshar.
• Loris Tjeknavorian, Homayoon Order and Medal for the composition of "Son et Lumiere Persepolis 2500"