Hossein Dehlavi

Hossein Dehlavi (Persian: حسین دهلوی‎) (September 30, 1927 – October 15, 2019) was an Iranian composer.[1][2]

Hossein Dehlavi
Background information
Born(1927-09-30)September 30, 1927
Tehran, Iran
DiedOctober 15, 2019(2019-10-15) (aged 92)
Tehran, Iran
Occupation(s)Professor of composition, composer
Years active1948–2019
Associated actsPlectrum Orchestra

Biography

Hossein Dehlavi was born in 1927 in Tehran, Iran, and studied composition at the Tehran Conservatory of Music with Hossein Nassehi. He studied Persian music with Abolhassan Saba and, from 1957 to 1967, was the principal conductor of the Persian Fine Arts Administration Orchestra.[1][3]

For ten years, Dehlavi was the director of and professor at the Persian National Music Conservatory in Tehran, and Ali 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 included 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 and Mani.

Death

On October 15, 2019, Dehlavi died at his home in Tehran. He had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease for years.[3]

See also

References
  1. "زندگینامه: حسین دهلوی (1306-)". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2010-07-27.
  2. "زندگینامه: حسین دهلوی (۱۳۰۶- ۱۳۹۸)". همشهری آنلاین (in Persian). 2008-07-02. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  3. ""Sabokbal" composer Hossein Dehlavi passes away at 92". Tehran Times. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
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