Araghchi offers condolences over death of renowned Iranian musician
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abash Araghchi expressed his condolences for Fereydoun Shahbazian, a distinguished Iranian musician, composer, and conductor who died at the age of 80 in Tehran.
Doc tells life story of Iran’s oldest musician ever to perform onstage
TEHRAN – A director has made a documentary about the Iranian tambur virtuoso, Seyyed Qadamyar Hosseini, who is considered Iran’s oldest musician ever to have performed onstage. Hosseini gave a performance during the 7th Regional Music Festival at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall in May 2011 when he was at 117. He also received a lifetime achievement […]
Italian musician sisters to do duet in Tehran
TEHRAN – The Italian musician sisters, violinist Natascia Gazzana and pianist Raffaella Gazzana, will perform a duet at Tehran’s Niavaran Cultural Center on Saturday. A repertoire of pieces by Estonian musician Arvo Part, German composers Johannes Brahms and Robert Schumann, Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg and Italian violinist Niccolo Paganini will be performed the concert. The […]
Musician Khalu Mohammad-Qanbar Hormozi dies in Tehran
TEHRAN – Khalu Mohammad-Qanbar Hormozi, a musician with Liva, a regional music band from the southern Iranian province of Hormozgan, died of a heart attack in Tehran on Tuesday. The 88-year-old veteran passed out while performing on stage at Tehran’s Baran Theater on Monday night and was immediately taken to Firuzgar Hospital where he died […]