André Hossein, born Aminulla Huseynov, also known as Aminollah Hossein (Persian: امینالله حسین; Russian: Аминулла Гусейнов 1905, in Samarkand 9 August 1983, in Paris) was a French composer of Persian or Russian (Azerbaijani) origin and a tar soloist. He composed classical music in a Neo-Romantic style as well as several film scores, mostly commissioned by his son, . André Hossein was the first Persian composer who was able to present his works in international concerts.
Andrés mother was a Persian woman from Samarkand (present-day Uzbekistan) and his father was a merchant, originally from Azerbaijan. Aminollah Hossein lived for a few years in Persia (Iran) before he left the country for his academic studies.
His son, Robert Hossein, has written that André Hossein studied in Moscow, Russia and later in Germany where he attended a music academy in Stuttgart and the Berlin Conservatory from 1934 to 1937. His fascination with pre-Islamic Persia led him to convert to Zoroastrianism. His newfound religion immensely influenced his musical work in symphonies such as "Persian Miniature
Real Name
- Aminoullah Husseinov
- امين الله حسين
- Аминулла Гусейнов
Name Vars
- A. A. Hossein
- A. Hossein
- Aminollah A. Hossein
- Aminollah André Hossein
- Aminollah Hossein
- Aminoullah Hossein
- Aminulah Hosin
- Andre / Hossein
- Andre Hossein
- André / Hossein
- André-Hossein
- H. Hossein
- Hossein
- R. Hossein