Mohsen Saghafy

He was born in an educated and political family in Tehran in 1981. He was taught the economical, philosophical and political teachings by his father. His first musical lessons were taught by Farzad Hakim Rabeth at the age of 13 in Orf classes at Maktab-e Pars(Pars School of Music). Then, he learned to play Tar and Iranian music under Hakim Rabeths teaching up to the age of 20. He started to learn the piano in 1378(1991) and continued his learning upto 1380(2001). His teacher was Miss Zhila Dargahi. Since 1389(2010), hes been learning the piano under Azad Hakim Rabet.
Saghafy cooperated with Modern Music Orchestra conducted by Ali-Reza Mashayekhi and the Orchestra of Tehran University Research Center of Contemporary Music. He cooperated with some other concerts in Tehran Concert Halls. Also, he had a participation in recording the first collection of performed works composed by Ali-Reza Mashayekhi. These works were played by the Modern Iranian Music Orchestra. They were released by “Hermes Publication”.
Saghafy started to learn the principles of Compostion and Harmony in 1991. His teacher was Mohsen Elhamian. Following the continuous and rich teaching of Kiavash Saheb-Nasagh, Saghafy decided to choose Composition as his specialization. His being admitted to Music at Islamic Azad University, center branch provided for him a good opportunity to become familiar with various university professors. The professors who had great influence on him in Composition, Counter-point, Form, Analysis, and Solfage were: Hassan Riahi, Mohammad Sarir, Farid Omran, Mostafa Kamal Poor-Torab, and Mehr-Azin Karandish. Saghafy learned conducting under Iraj Sahbaii and Manuchehr Sahbaii. After forming The String Orchestra of Azad University, Saghafy was given an appreciation for his being a conductor in the Fifth Music Festival of University Students.