Musical artist
Parviz Meshkatian (Persian: پرويز مشكاتيان; May 15, 1955 – September 21, 2009) was an Iranian musician, composer, researcher and university lecturer.
Biography
Born in Neyshabur, Meshkatian entered the Tehran Academy of Arts, where he studied music theory and was introduced to radif (the Persian classical music repertoire) by the masters Nur-Ali Boroumand, Dariush Safvat, Mohammad Taghi Massoudieh, and Mehdi Barkeshli. He focused on the radif of Mirza Abdollah for santur and setar.
In 1977, Meshkatian cofounded the Aref Ensemble.[1]
Meshkatian toured Europe and Asia and regularly performed. In the spring of 1982 he published the book Twenty Pieces for Santour. While continuing his work as a composer and a researcher, Meshkatian was teaching music at Tehran University.[2]
Meshkatian died on September 21, 2009, in Tehran, from a heart attack.[3]
Discography
Gallery
Grave of Mastro Parviz Meshkatian
statue of Meshkatian
1998. Concert
Street named parviz Meshkatian
Meshkatian, Ebtehaj, Bezaee...
References
- ^ "Tehran center to celebrate Mohammadreza Lotfi's 71st birthday". 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Biography on Kereshmeh Records website".
- ^ "Santur virtuoso Parviz Meshkatian passes away at 54". Tehran Times. 22 September 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Parviz Meshkatian.
- Official Website.
- Santur virtuoso Parviz Meshkatian passes away at 54, in English, Mehr News Agency, Monday, 21 September 2009, [1].
- Parviz Meshkatian, the Iranian musician and composer, died, in Persian, BBC Persian, Monday 21 September 2009, [2].
- Meshkatian was a Santour prodigy, in Persian, Mehr News Agency, Monday, 21 September 2009, [3].
- Funeral ceremony held for Parviz Meshkatian, in Persian, IRNA, Thursday, 24 September 2009, [4][permanent dead link].
Note: According to this report, after the ceremony in Tehran, the body of Parviz Meshkatian has been moved to Nishapur, where he will buried in a cemetery adjacent to the tomb of Attar Neyshabouri on Saturday 26 September 2009. - Mehdi Setāyeshgar, The Master of Eternal Mezrābs, in Persian, Jadid Online, Friday, 25 September 2009, [5].
An audio slideshow by Bahār Navā'i, Jadid Online: [6] (3 min). - Meshkatian burial ceremony of Meshkatian in Neyshabour september 2009
- Meshkatian tomb stone near Attar garden
- Meshkatian died: The mournful at the funeral ceremony of Meshkatian, a collection of 18 photographs, Mardomak, Friday, 25 September 2009, [7].
- Albums Available at Amazon.
