Conducted by Sohrab Kashef, “Ruhollah Symphony” composed by prolific Iranian composer Shahin Farhat in memory of Imam Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic, was premiered by the Tehran Symphony Orchestra on Monday 29 May 2017 at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall.
Date: 16 May 2017
The Tehran Symphony Orchestra conducted by Shahdad Rohani is scheduled to give a concert entitled “Nations’ Symphony” at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on Tuesday 16 May 2017.
The Orchestra will play pieces by composers from Mexico, Indonesia, South Korea, Turkey, Australia, and Iran.
The Tehran Symphonic Orchestra will perform two concerts each month. In the past two months, the orchestra conducted by Rohani held a concert playing pieces by Tchaikovsky, Paul Dukas and Brahms for two consecutive
nights.
Source: Farairan
Date: 9 May 2017
Tehran Philharmonic Orchestra will perform in the capital’s Rudaki and Vahdat concert halls in May 2017.
The orchestra will be conducted by Arash Gouran with Pedram Faryousefi performing as violin soloist in the ensemble’s latest performance scheduled for 23-14 May 2017.
In the concert, the orchestra will play Leonid Desyatnikov’s transcript of ‘The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires’ composed by Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla, and also the ‘Symphony for String Orchestra’ composed by Fikret Amirov.
Amirov wrote the piece in 1947 in the memory of late 12th century Iranian poet Nezami Ganjavi.
Tehran Philharmonic Orchestra has the history of hosting a number of well-known international musicians such as Japanese piano soloist, Noriko Ogawa and Ukrainian violin soloist Dmytro Tkachenko.
Source: Iran Daily
Date: 6 May 2017
Rudaki Hall in Tehran will host Azeri folk concert titled “MY endless Love” on May 9-10 at 9 pm, featuring an internationally acclaimed Azeri musician Imamyar Hasanov.
US-based Azeri kamancheh virtuoso Imamyar Hasanov, accompanied by Iranian percussionist Babak Khademi, will perform ‘My Endless Love,’ an instrumental concert in two parts, according to the music website of navayefars.com.
The concert is planned to be an uplifting event with happy folk compositions from Azerbaijan including a number of fast-paced pieces.
According to Babak Khademi: “In the first part of the show, Hasanov will perform solo and in the second part, I will accompany him on percussion.”
“Last year, Hasanov visited Iran and conducted a series of master classes in Tabriz,” capital of East Azarbaijan Province. “It was during the same visit that we recorded an album together and he brought up the idea of a joint performance with me. Now his idea is being realized.”
Hasanov has collaborated with other celebrated Iranians including Persian classical musician and tonbak player Pejman Hadadi, traditional musician and percussionist Pezhham Akhavass and choreographer Shahrokh Meshkinqalam.
“Joint performance with Imamyar would be an unpredictable task. I immensely enjoy the accompaniment and I’m certain that the audiences too will find the show enjoyable.”
Tickets for the program are available at the website of Iran Concert (iranconcert.com). Roudaki Hall is located on Shahryar Blvd., Hafez St., south of Enqelab Ave.
Source: Financial Tribune
Date: 6 May 2017
A special program on Iranian music ‘Night of Persian Song,’ will be held on May 20 at Soureh Hall in Tehran.
This is the 19th edition of the event, starting at 6 pm with performances by six ensembles, a group of special guests and five young bands competing.
Their performances will be evaluated by master musicians who are well-known in Iranian music and songs. One ensemble will be the winner.
The program is aimed to discover, introduce and promote young and less-known artists in Iranian traditional music and singing while at the same time pay homage to pioneers and veterans.
Notable among the participating bands are the duo, vocalist Hossein Saemi, 42 and setar player Ali Badri, 36. Saemi will sing verses by the celebrated Persian poet Hafez (1315-1390) in the ‘dastgah’ or Persian musical mode of Segah.
Another prominent pair at the event is vocalist Kian Hamedinejad, 34, and tar player Adib Forouzan, 28. Hamedinejad will sing ‘Song in Dashti,’ an unmetered, improvised song which is a sub-mode of Shur musical mode. His song is based on poems by prominent poet, essayist and translator Hossein Monzavi (1946-2003).
Photo: The Poster announcing the event.
Source: Financial Tribune
Date: 2 May 2017
Several Iranian musicians are scheduled to give three performances at Festival 4020, a biennial musical event that will be held at Linz, Austria from 3 to 6 May2017.
Yunes Paknejad, Seyyed Mohsen Nahani and Roham Khorshidvand will perform a concert on Wednesday while tamboura and tar player Seyyed Arash Shahriari will give a solo performance on Thursday.
Next performance will be held by Ali Bahramifard, Hadi Azarpira and Derya Turkan on 6 May 2017.
An ensemble of German and Austrian musicians will also perform pieces by Iranian composer Hushyar Khayyam.
The main theme of the festival is based on the Austrian illustrator and writer Alfred Kubin’s novel “The Other Side.”
Source: Tehran Times
Date: 29 April 2017
A group performs during the 3rd Ashiqlar Music Festival at the Tabriz Culture House in the northwestern Iranian city of Tabriz on 26 April 2016.
Ashiqlar is a unique style of traditional music, which is mainly common in Iran’s Azarbaijan region, the Azerbaijan Republic and Turkey.
Ashiqlar music is performed by an ashiq, also spelled ashik and ashug. He is a mystic troubadour or traveling bard, who blends together instrumental and vocal music, dance, poetry and storytelling in his performances.
Source: Tehran Times
Date: 24 April 2017
The Alton band from Azerbaijan is scheduled to give a concert of Azerbaijani folk music at Tehran’s Rudaki Hall on 6 May 2017.
Avaye Hannaneh, a Tehran-based cultural institute, is the organizer of the performance.
Toghrol Asadlakyov, Kamancheh player, Abgol Mir-Aliov, singer and Farid Mamdaf, garmon player, Ramil Valiov, Keyboard player, Amin Moasseov, Qusha Nagara player led by Mohammad Motalg, Nagara player will perform in this concert.
Source: Tehran Times
Date: 23 April 2017
Iranian Academy of Arts, affiliated to the presidential office, will conduct a special seminar on Turkmen music.
Organized by the academy’s research department, the Special Seminar on Turkmen Music is slated for April 24, according to the website of the academy honar.ac.ir.
The meeting which starts at 3 pm will be attended by two acclaimed researchers in Iranian ethnic and ritual music Houshang Javid, 58, and Jahangir Nasri Ashrafi, 60.
Both researchers will deliver lectures. The event also includes live Turkmen music to be performed by Tuwaq Saadati, (a bagshi or Turkmen singer and dutar master, also spelled as bakhshy), dutar player Rasoul Saadati, ney player Haji Mohammad Ayri and dutar player and instructor Hamid Rejim.
The bakhshy are traditional Turkmen musicians. Historically, they have been traveling singers and shamans, acting as healers and spiritual figures, and also providing the music for celebrations of weddings, births, and other important life events.
They sing either a cappella or to the accompaniment of traditional instruments, primarily dutar. The Turkmen bakshy tradition is closely related to the larger Turkic Ashik tradition.
The major instruments used by the Turkmen include dutar, a plucked two-stringed lute; gargi tuyduk, a long flute blown at one end, gichak, a spike fiddle and gopuz, a jaw harp.
The program venue is Iran Hall at the academy which is located at No. 1552, 6th floor, intersection of Valiasr Ave. and Taleqani Street.
Source: Financial Tribune
Date: 22 April 2017
Iranian-American composer, conductor, violinist and pianist Shahrdad Rouhani, 62, will perform a piano recital in Sari, Mazandaran Province.
Slated for May 4 at Salman Harati Hall, Rouhani’s recital is to feature a selection of his compositions.
“I will perform some of my own compositions, and Arash Eslami, percussionist will accompany me,” Rouhani said.
“I’ve staged performances in most places in Iran. Sari is the only one where I haven’t performed yet. I’ll be performing for the people in the upcoming program.”
He said he had received many messages from people in different cities to conduct his recitals and concerts. “I’ve selected a number of my compositions to play in various places.”
He said he is aware that most of the artistic activities and programs in the country are centralized in Tehran. “It is difficult and time consuming for the people living in other provinces to travel to the capital and attend cultural programs. This is why I decided to go to the counties and perform for the people living there,” Rouhani said.
Referring to the “differences” often existing in provincial concerts, he said “There are limited facilities for organizing a cultural event and therefore concerts are held in smaller auditoriums. This helps performers and the audiences establish a strong rapport, and make the atmosphere charged with emotion.”
Many counties have not seen such concerts so far and thus anticipate them enthusiastically. “Their appreciation is in fact extraordinary and I’m impressed by their feelings,” Rouhani added.
Source: Financial Tribune
