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Iranian conductor Rahbari to kick off Istanbul’s new artistic season
Rahbari, who has led numerous high-profile concerts with the Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra over the past 30 years, will take the stage alongside Turkish pianist Gülsin Onay. This marks the 15th consecutive year Rahbari has held the title of principal guest conductor with the orchestra, IRNA reported.
Turkey boasts 22 state symphony orchestras, and Rahbari, former artistic director of orchestras in Brussels, Malaga, Zagreb, and Prague, is a popular choice among them. He has frequently collaborated with symphony orchestras in Ankara, İzmir, Bursa, and Antalya, and was invited to conduct the Antalya State Symphony Orchestra for seven consecutive years to enhance its quality.
Rahbari is currently the principal guest conductor of the Mariinsky Opera Orchestra in St. Petersburg, Russia, and recently performed with the ensemble for the 19th time on October 5, kicking off the 2024-2025 artistic season. The concert featured works by Austrian composer Franz Peter Schubert and Armenian composer Alexander Arutiunian, as well as ‘Persian Echoes’ by Iranian composer Amir Mahyar Tafreshipour.