- Hossein Dehlavi
Hossein Dehlavi ( _fa. حسین دهلوی) is a Persian composer.
He was born in 1927 in
Tehran and studied composition at theTehran Conservatory of Music withHossein Nassehi . He studied Persian music withAbolhassan Saba and, from 1957 to 1967, was the principal conductor of the Persian Fine Arts Administration Orchestra.For ten years, Dehlavi was the director of and professor at the
Persian National Music Conservatory in Tehran, andAli Rahbari was one of his pupils. In 1992, with the cooperation of nearly 70 players of Persian instruments, Dehlavi established the Plectrum Orchestra.His works include several pieces for Persian instruments and orchestra, voice and orchestra, choir and orchestra, and three operas. As his contribution to the Year of the Child (1979), he wrote an opera for children called"Mana & Mani," which has never been performed.
External links
* [http://www.smartestdimension.com/websites/dehlavi/pages/biography.htm Hossein Dehlavi Official Website ]
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