He also collaborated with the DELA MUNOT Deauville Institute in Brussels to introduce Iranian music to Western European countries.

In 1967, Zolfonun was accepted into the faculty of the fine arts department of Tehran University, where he further studied the setar with Master Noor Ali Boroumand and Dariush Safvat.

He began combining the techniques of the older masters of setar (an Iranian instrument with four metal strings) with his own ingenuity and mystic sensitivity.

For the first time, with Iran's leading classical singer Shahram Nazeri, he founded an ensemble composed of only setar players.

He showed the power and versatility of the setar as an ensemble and solo instrument that could fully express the nuances of Persian traditional music in any setting.