Houshang Ostovar
Amir Houshang Ostovar, also transcribed as Hoochang Ostovar, was a Persian symphonic music composer and Instructor.
Biography
Houshang Ostovar was born in Tehran 1927. Inspired by his father Hossein Ostovar who was one of the first Persian-style pianists.He studied basic composition with Parviz Mahmoud and finished his music studies at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels with first rank. He also spent 2 years at the Geneva conservatory to learn more about the Piano and Clarinet
He returned to Iran in 1952. For many years Ostovar was a professor at the Tehran Conservatory of Music. Mostly performed by the Tehran Symphony Orchestra, his works were inspired by Persian folk and classical music in a modern form. He is also known as a developer of different genres of western music such as Jazz in Iran.
A few years after the 1979 Iranian Revolution Ostovar moved to France. In 2001, he returned to Tehran and continued his activities as a professor of composition. He has taught many notable musicians like Ali Tajvidi and Mahyar Dean from Angband.