Clayderman’s first concert will be performed at the Grand Hall of the Interior Ministry in Tehran tonight. His other performances will be held from June 27 to 29.

In the video released by Royal Honar on June 12, the pianist spoke about his love and interest in performing live in Iran.

“I would like to say that I am so happy to visit your great and beautiful country for the first time,” he said and added, “It was my wish for over 20 years to perform for you and finally this wish will come true.”

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

Iranian Istgah Orchestra by conductor Mehdi Noruzi will accompany Clayderman in his performances.

Photo: French pianist Richard Clayderman in an undated photo

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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

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