Parviz Meshkatian

Parviz Meshkātiān (Persian: پرویز مشکاتیان) (May 13, 1955 – September 21, 2009) was an Iranian musician, composer and legendary santur player. Meshkatian was born in the year 1955 in the city of Neyshābūr, Iran. He started his musical training at the age of six with his late father, Hassan Meshkatian. The late Meshkatian played the tar and the santur masterfully and was also familiar with the violin and the setar, having himself learned music from his father.