Richard Clayderman to perform in Tehran during June
Richard Clayderman to perform in Tehran during June

TEHRAN – World-renowned French pianist Richard Clayderman along with an orchestra will perform two concerts in Tehran during June. The concerts will be put on at the Grand Hall of the Interior Ministry on June 22 and 23, Royal Honar, the Iranian institute that is the coordinator of the performances, announced in a press release […]

TEHRAN – World-renowned French pianist Richard Clayderman along with an orchestra will perform two concerts in Tehran during June.

The concerts will be put on at the Grand Hall of the Interior Ministry on June 22 and 23, Royal Honar, the Iranian institute that is the coordinator of the performances, announced in a press release on Monday.

He is scheduled to perform “O Iran” based on a composition by Iranian musician Ruhollah Khaleqi.

“O Iran”, a song that was the national anthem in the early years after the victory of the 1979 Islamic revolution, was registered on Iran’s National Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

Lyrics for the epic song were composed by Hossein Golegolab in 1944 and Khaleqi put them to music.

Clayderman was scheduled to perform concerts in Tehran in 2011, but the performances were cancelled after certain Persian news media published reports viewing some of his pieces as pro-Israeli.

In a statement published afterwards, Clayderman denied any connection between his compositions and Israel. However, the concerts never took place.

Photo: French pianist Richard Clayderman in an undated photo