Artist Info: Ali Tajvidi

Ali Tajvidi (November 7 - 1919 - March 15 - 2006) was a Persian musician, composer, violin master, writer, and music professor at the School of National Music and Tehran University.

He was born in Tehran, where his father was active as a painter in the style of Kamal-ol-Molk. In his youth he took violin lessons for two years under Hossein Yahaghi (uncle of Parviz Yahaghi) and for many years was under the tutelage of Abol-Hassan Saba for the violin as well. [read more...]