[custom_adv] Anoushiravan Rohani (born July 24, 1939), also spelled Anooshiravan Rowhani, is an pianist and composer. He is known for composing and conducting contemporary classical music, as well as pop music with light classical leaning. [custom_adv] He has also composed a number of scores to films. Born in Rasht, in the Gilan Province of in 1939, Rohani received music lessons from his father, himself a poet and violinist. His brothers, Shahrdad Rohani, Ardeshir Rohani and Shahriar Rohani are also musicians. When Rohani was nine years old he had his first song broadcast on National Radio network. [custom_adv] Besides piano, Rohani mastered the electronic organ and accordion. In 1958, Anoushirvan officially began his long collaboration with the National Iranian Radio. Rohani's career includes over 500 compositions that feature vocals, orchestral arrangements, piano pieces and film scores, among them "Soltan-e-Ghalbhaa", "Dele Kuchuloo," and "Gol-e-Sang." [custom_adv] Rohani later studied piano with pianist Javad Maroufi at the Persian National Music Conservatory.