Javad Ma'roufi
Javad Maroufi (born 1912 in Tehran; died 7 December 1993) was an Iranian
composer, pianist, and conductor. He began his musical education under his
father, Musā Maroufi, before attending the Academy of Music at age 14. Under the
direction of Ali-Naqi Vaziri and piano teacher Tatiana Kharatian, Maroufi
studied Western classical works by composers such as Chopin and Beethoven while
also mastering traditional Persian music. He established a reputation as one of
the first musicians to write original Persian compositions specifically for the
piano. His most celebrated works include "K...
