Iran’s Rahbari to lead orchestras in Russia, China
Iranian composer and international conductor, Ali Rahbari, has been invited to lead six symphony orchestras in Russia and China over the course of six weeks.
As the permanent guest conductor of the Mariinsky Opera in St. Petersburg, Russia, Rahbari will kick off his tour on November 8, conducting the Mariinsky Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Anton Bruckner’s Symphony No. 5, in celebration of the composer’s 200th birthday, IRNA reported.
Rahbari will then travel to China, where he will lead five symphony orchestras in different cities. On November 27, he will conduct the Beijing Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Overture, Edvard Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite, and Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 9.
Rahbari will also conduct the Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra on November 24, performing Bruckner’s Symphony No. 5, and the Ningbo Symphony Orchestra on November 30, with a program featuring Tchaikovsky’s Slavic March, Serenade for String Orchestra, and Schubert’s Symphony No. 9.
Plus, Rahbari will lead the Wuhan Symphony Orchestra on December 7, performing Tchaikovsky’s Slavic March, Serenade for String Orchestra, and Symphony No. 5, and the China Youth Symphony Orchestra in Beijing on December 13, with a program featuring Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for String Orchestra and Symphony No. 6.