Iranian audience hails Tehran Symphony Orchestra’s ‘Persian March’ performance
The Tehran Symphony Orchestra’s performance of ‘Persian March’ met with widespread acclaim from audiences, a survey conducted by the Rudaki Foundation has shown.
According to the survey, which polled 50 audience members after the concert on November 5 and 6, a vast majority of viewers left the Vahdat Hall satisfied with the performance, IRNA reported.
The survey aimed to assess the quality of the orchestra’s performances, as well as the overall experience of attending a concert at the Vahdat Hall.
Seventy-four percent of respondents rated the performance as “excellent”, while 17% deemed it “good”, 7% “average”, and 2% “poor”. The selection of pieces performed also received high praise, with 71% of respondents rating them as “excellent”, 20% as “good”, 5% as “average”, and 4% as “poor”.
The survey also evaluated the pre-concert advertising, with 39% of respondents rating it as “excellent”, 25% as “good”, 32% as “average”, 2% as “poor”, and 2% as “very poor”. The Rudaki Foundation’s services were rated as “excellent” by 56% of respondents, while 15% deemed them “good”, 22% “average”, 5% “poor”, and 2% “very poor”.
The concert, which was conducted by guest conductor Maziar Younessi, featured a diverse range of pieces, including Johann Strauss II’s ‘Persian March’, Felix Mendelssohn’s Italian ‘Symphony No. 4’, Peyman Yazdanian’s ‘Reward of Silence’, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s ‘Swan Lake’, Jacques Offenbach’s ‘Barcarolle’ from ‘The Tales of Hoffmann’, and Hossein Alizadeh’s ‘Paykubi’ (Dance), arranged by Younessi.