Iranian Music
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By: Asghar Khamseh
12th Natl. Youth Music Festival on 4th day
TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – The 4th day of 12th National Youth Music Festival was held on August 16 in Niavaran Cultural Complex. The festival kicked off on August 13 and will wrap up on September 9 in folk and classical music categories.
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By: Asghar Khamseh
Tehran Orchestra performs 'Victory Symphony'
TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – On the occasion of the anniversary of Iranian captives' release from Iraq on August 17, 1990, Tehran Symphony Orchestra performed 'Victory Symphony' on August 15, 2018 in Tehran's Vahdat Hall. The symphony was composed by Majid Entezami and conducted by Nader Mortezapour.
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By: Saeed Razavi
Tehran Symphony Orchestra rehearsal
TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) – Tehran Symphony Orchestra rehearses for a special performance, named 'Symphony of Piruzi [Victory]'. Composed by Majid Entezami and conducted by Nader Mortezapour, the symphony will perform on August 15 in Tehran's Vahdat Hall. The event is held on the occasion of the anniversary of Iranian captives' release from Iraq on August 17, 1990.
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Iranian violinist to perform solo at 2018 Český Krumlov fest.
TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – Iranian violinist Amin Ghaffari will perform a solo piece at the 27th International Český Krumlov Music Festival in Czech Republic.
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By: Mohsen Hajibabaei
Fakhreddini conducts 'Culture and Art Orchestra' in Tehran
TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) – Maestro Farhad Fakhreddini conducted 'Culture and Art Orchestra' on Thursday at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall. The orchestra was organized to celebrate 50 years of Fakhreddini's efforts to promote Iranian music.
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By: Mohammad Khodabakhsh
Khorasan musicology session held in Tehran
TEHRAN, Jun. 23 (MNA) – A special program, named 'Musicians of the Mother Land', was held in Tehran’s Arasbaran Cultural Center on Thursday aiming to discuss the musicology of Khorasan. Besides holding special talks on the topic, music groups from Khorasan also performed some pieces.
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By: Yasser Nazifi Gilavan
Artists, musicians pay homage to veteran Iranian musician
TEHRAN, May 15 (MNA) – Maestro Mousavi, a renowned Iranian Ney player, was commemorated on last Thursday in Tehran concurrent with his 72nd birthday.
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By: Yasser Nazifi Gilavan
Naghsh ensemble concert at Fajr Music Festival
TEHRAN, Mar. 20 (MNA) – Naghsh Ensemble was one of the music bands and ensembles which performed at the 33rd edition of Fajr International Festival of Music in Tehran in January and here we are going to have a short introduction to their presentation.
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By: Yasser Nazifi Gilavan
Director says 2018 Fajr Music Festival better than past editions
TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) – Hamidreza Nourbakhsh, the Director of the 33rd edition of Fajr International Festival of Music told us in an interview that the 2018 edition covered a more diverse repertoire of genres and the performances were of high quality.
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By: Tofighi, Moheimany
33rd Fajr Music Festival wraps up in Iran
TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – The 33rd edition of Iran's Fajr International Film Festival came to an end on Friday, after 10 days of hosting Iranian and foreign music performances.
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VIDEO: AISO Symphony Orchestra performance in Tehran
TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) – The Austro-Iranian Symphony Orchestra (AISO) performed Baroque music at Vahdat Hall in Tehran on Sunday on the fifth night of the 33rd Fajr Music Festival.
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By: Moheimany, Tofighi
Fajr Music Fest. of 33rd edition opens in Tehran on Wed.
TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – The 33rd edition of Fajr International Music Festival was officially opened in Tehran on Wednesday. The event will host a sum of 90 performances from Iranian and foreigner ensembles, orchestras, soloists, and vocalists in diverse genres of folklore, classic, traditional, and Persian music at 6 halls. The eleven day festival will come to an end on January 20 at Vahdat Hall where the best picked by the jury of the event will be awarded by Iranian cultural officials and figures.
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By: Raheleh Hesari
72nd birthday anniv. of Iranian Tar virtuoso
TEHRAN, Jan. 08 (MNA) – The 72nd birthday anniversary of Mohammad Reza Lotfi, a Persian classical musician renowned for his mastery of the Tar and Setar, was held on Monday beside his grave, where art and cultural figures were absent.
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By: Behnam Tofighi
Performance of Unknown pieces of music by Loris Tjeknavorian
TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) – Vahdat Hall in Tehran on Thursday night hosted the ceremony of 80th birthday of Loris Tjeknavorian, the legend Iranian and Armenian composer and conductor with the performance of Tehran Contemporary Ensemble.
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By: Masoud Saki
Alireza Assar gives live performance in Tehran
TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – Vocalist and composer Alireza Assar gave a well-received live performance Wed. night. The 47-year-old pop star has been active in Iran's music scene since 1997. In 2006, Assar started a new genre of Persian pop in collaboration with renowned conductor, Shahrdad Rohani and London Symphony Orchestra.
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By: Ashkan Azadbakht
World Violin Day celebrated in Tehran
TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – A celebration on the occasion of the World Violin Day was held in Azadi Tower of Tehran on Friday. The event was managed by Meysam Marvasti and Farhad Fakhreddini conducted the Kurdistan Philharmonic Orchestra during the event.
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By: Masoud Saki, Majid Haghdoust
Annual Musicema Awards in Tehran
TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) – Iran’s 3rd annual Musicema Awards was held in Tehran’s Vahdat Hall, Saturday evening, and was attended by a great number of noted Iranian artists and musicians.
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By: Mehran Riazi
Navaye Khorram Music Festival honors winners
TEHRAN, Dec. 16 (MNA) – Winners of the 4th Navaye Khorram Music Festival, an event dedicated to child and young adult musicians, were honored at the closing ceremony in Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on Dec. 15. The festival is named after Homayun Khorram, a prominent Iranian composer and violin virtuoso who died in January 2013.
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By: Asghar Khamseh
Closing ceremony of 2nd Iranian Classical Music Fest.
TEHRAN, Dec. 16 (MNA) – The second edition of Iranian Classical Music Festival ran through Dec. 8-15 at Roudaki Hall, Tehran. The festival is a celebration of the Persian traditional music performed on tar, setar, santur and other traditional musical instruments.
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By: Masoud Saki
18th House of Music Celebration in Tehran
TEHRAN, Dec. 13 (MNA) – Vahdat Hall hosted the 18th Iran's House of Music Celebration on Tuesday evening, attended by cabinet spokesman Nobakht and prominent artists and musicians across the country. The event is held every year to honor Iranian artists for their outstanding contribution to the country's music scene.
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By: Mahmoud Khakbaz
Homay's classical music concert in Kish Island
KISH ISLAND, Dec. 07 (MNA) – Parvaz Homay performed a concert in Kish Island.
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By: Mohammad Khodabakhsh
Musicians gather to raise money for quake victims
TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) – A number of Iranians musicians delivered performances in Niavaran Cultural Complex in Tehran on Tuesday evening in a bid to raise money for victims of the recent earthquake in Kermanshah province.
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By: Masoud Saki
Shahram Nazeri, Kamkars team up for Kermanshah quake victims
TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) – Legendary Iranian vocalist Shahram Nazeri and the Kamkars joined together in a concert on Monday night to raise funds for the victims of the devastating earthquake that hit their homeland Kermanshah in western Iran on Sunday.
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By: Asghar Khamseh
Nazeri’s new album unveiled at Niavaran Cultural Complex
TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) – At a ceremony featuring the singer himself, the new album of Shahram Nazeri, Iranian vocalist of traditional music was unveiled at Niavaran Cultural Complex on Monday.
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By: Mehran Riazi
Donation of Loris Tjeknavorian’s works to Music Museum
TEHRAN, Nov. 01 (MNA) – The musical works of Loris Tjeknavorian, one of the pioneers of Iran’s music were donated to the Tehran Museum of Music during a ceremony held on Tuesday in the presence of prominent artists.
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By: Abbas Poustindouz
Nazeris stage concert in Isfahan
ISFAHAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Shahram Nazeri, Iranian renowned vocalist, staged a music concert on Thursday in Isfahan along with his son, Hafiz Nazeri, who accompanies his father as a player and composer.
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By: Farhad Safari
Alireza Ghorbani stages concert in Qazvin
TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) –Alireza Ghorbani, the singer of Iran’s traditional music, gave a concert on Tuesday in Qazvin. The concert was staged to mark the week of Qazvin in the middle of courtyard at an old caravansary. Qazin was the second capital city of Safavid dynasty and as the result homes a lot of historic buildings of the era.
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By: Mohammad Khodabakhsh
Iran-Italy joint music performance in Tehan
TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) – Italian maestro Enrico Gerola had a performance in Niavaran Cultural Complex in Tehran accompanied by Iranian singer Parvaz Homay and members of his ensemble Mastan.
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By: Mehran Riazi
Iranian-Azerbaijani musicians present joint concert
TEHRAN, Mar. 10 (MNA) – Alim Qasimov, revered singer of Azerbaijan, who was awarded the International Music Council-UNESCO Music Prize in 1999, held a joint concert with Parvaz Homay, a young Iranian singer, in Tehran late on Thursday. The second night of the concert is to be held on Friday.
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By: Raheleh Hesari
Avaye Fajr Music Fest. concluded in Gorgan
TEHRAN, Feb. 02 (MNA) – The Avaye Fajr Music Festival of Golestan province wrapped up late on Wednesday after the performance of all ensembles and bands competing in the event and rewarding the winners.