Master Faramarz Payvar was an Iranian composer and santur player.
10 Facts About Faramarz Payvar
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Faramarz Payvar published several books on practical and theoretical aspects of Iranian classical music.
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Faramarz Payvar was renowned for his strict personal discipline and demanded the same of his students as well as members of his ensembles.
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Faramarz Payvar founded his own school of performance for the santur, with a novel emphasis on arpeggiated figures reflecting an openness to "Western" influence.
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Faramarz Payvar was born in 1933 in Tehran to a wealthy family.
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In 1963, Faramarz Payvar won a scholarship to study for three years in England, where he met his Irish-American first wife.
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The Ministry of Art and Culture followed suit, as did Faramarz Payvar's associated group, which had by then changed its name to the Faramarz Payvar Ensemble.
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However, Faramarz Payvar continued to teach privately during this period, and when the ban was lifted in 1989, he performed the first public concert at Rudaki Hall.
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Faramarz Payvar, who died in Tehran on 9 December 2009, was married twice.
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Faramarz Payvar is survived by his second wife and his daughter.