Iranian conductor Rahbari to hold masterclass in Beijing
Iranian orchestra conductor Ali Rahbari is scheduled to conduct a masterclass for the National Youth Orchestra of China in the city of Beijing.
The event, aimed at promoting the skills of the young Chinese symphony musicians, follows Rahbari’s recent collaboration with symphony orchestras in Hangzhou and Shenzhen, IRNA wrote.
Rahbari had previously been invited to lead the 130-member National Youth Orchestra of China in Beijing. Now, after a short hiatus, he has been invited back to Beijing to conduct a masterclass, having gained a lot of experience holding masterclasses worldwide, including in countries such as Turkey, Ukraine, South Africa, and Slovakia.
Currently in his third consecutive artistic season as the permanent conductor of the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia, Rahbari performed on November 24 at the Mariinsky Theatre, staging works by Mozart and Beethoven for the 13th consecutive time.
He has already conducted over 120 prominent symphony orchestras worldwide, including those in Vienna, Berlin, London, Amsterdam, Brussels, Toronto, Tokyo, and Mexico. In addition, Rahbari has also contributed to recording approximately 250 classical music albums with some of the world’s most renowned orchestras and operas.