Parviz Meshkatian (; 15 May 1955 â 21 September 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.
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.
Meshkatian died from a heart attack in Tehran on 21 September 2009.
Discography
Gallery
References
External links
- Official Website.
- Santur virtuoso Parviz Meshkatian passes away at 54, in English, Mehr News Agency, Monday, 21 September 2009, https://web.archive.org/web/20100831055554/http://www.mehrnews.com/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=950571.
- Parviz Meshkatian, the Iranian musician and composer, died, in Persian, BBC Persian, Monday 21 September 2009, https://www.bbc.com/persian/iran/2009/09/090921_pm_meshkatian.
- Meshkatian was a Santour prodigy, in Persian, Mehr News Agency, Monday, 21 September 2009, http://www.mehrnews.com/fa/newsdetail.aspx?NewsID=950559.
- Funeral ceremony held for Parviz Meshkatian, in Persian, IRNA, Thursday, 24 September 2009, http://www.irna.ir/View/FullStory/?NewsId=695580.<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">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.</span>
- Mehdi SetÃÂyeshgar, The Master of Eternal MezrÃÂbs, in Persian, Jadid Online, Friday, 25 September 2009, http://www.jadidonline.com/story/25092009/frnk/parviz_meshkatian.<br />An audio slideshow by BahÃÂr NavÃÂ'i, Jadid Online: http://www.jadidonline.com/images/stories/flash_multimedia/Parviz_meshkatian_test/mesh_high.html (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, https://archive.today/20130915051040/http://www.mardomak.ws/photos/meshkatian/.
- Albums Available at Amazon.