TEHRAN - The friends and disciples of the santur virtuoso Faramarz Payvar treasured memories of him during a ceremony at the Arasbaran Cultural Center on Tuesday. At the ceremony, the tonbak virtuoso ...

Although once perceived as marginal, the santur is now considered an important solo instrument in Persian classical music, largely as a result of his work. Over the course of his career, Payvar ...

Payvar had a stroke eleven years ago and was not able to continue his career afterwards. Faramarz Payvar was born in 1932 in Tehran into an aristocratic family of artists. His father, Ali Payvar, was ...

Payvar’s lifelong friend Rahmatollah Badiei, a prominent violinist and kamancheh virtuoso living in Germany, is organizing the ceremony according to tombak player Peyman Nasehpur, who is currently in ...

Payvar had a stroke eleven years ago and was not able to continue his career afterwards. Faramarz Payvar was born in 1932 in Tehran into an aristocratic family of artists. His father, Ali Payvar, was ...