Parviz yahaghi biography of mahatma

Musical artist

Parviz Yahaghi (Persian: پرویز یاحقی; September 23, 1935 – February 2, 2007) was a distinguished Iranian composer and violinist.

He resided in Tehran for practically his whole life, and was born and died there.^[1]

Biography

His birth name was Parviz Sedighi Parsi. He was musically educated primarily by his uncle Hossein Yahaghi, a violinist and violin teacher, from whom Parviz adopted the Yahaghi name.

Parviz yahaghi biography of mahatma

During his youth Parviz was exposed to many highly professional musicians in Tehran who were friends of his uncle.

A notable visitor at his uncle's house was the violin teacher, composer, and musicologistAbolhasan Saba, who is credited with making improvements in violin playing technique in the Persian tradition.

Saba published a two-volume training manual for the violin in 1944-45.^[2]

Works

Starting from about 20 years, Parviz Yahaghi was employed for a little over two decades as a musician with the Iranian governmen