Mehran Mehrnia (Persian: مهران مهرنیا; born 13 July 1969) is an Iranian classical musician, tar and setar player and composer. He is the founder and the lead performer of Homayoun Ensemble.[1]
Mehrnia has published several albums including Naghmeh-ye Hamrazan[2] collaboration with Iranian singer Salar Aghili and Tale'e Mehr[3] based on old Tasnifs by Abdollah Tale Hamedani. Mehrnia has led several group performances of Iranian classical music outside Iran including in Estonia,[4] Poland[5][6] and Vietnam.[7][8] Mehrnia has worked with Iranian musician Mohammad-Reza Lotfi and after Lotfi's death, Mehrnia has performances has been dedicated to Lotfi's memory.[9] Mehrnia composed and published a song in collaboration with Salar Aghili in memory of the Iranian healthcare workers who lost their lives during the pandemic.[10] Homayoun Ensemble led by Mehrnia and with Sepideh Jandaghi and Hana Kamkar as singers performed in the Babylon International Festival.[11]
