Iran’s Nat’l Orchestra welcomes spring with year-end concert
Iran’s National Orchestra of Iran marked the arrival of spring with a special concert, ‘Welcoming Spring,’ at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on March 6.
Led by conductor Homayoun Rahimian, the performance featured a repertoire of Iranian classical compositions, ISNA reported.
The orchestra performed works by renowned Iranian composers, including Rouhollah Khaleqi’s ‘Rangarang 1,’ Darvish Khan’s ‘Polka’ and ‘March in Mahur’, and Hossein Dehlavi’s ‘In Memory of Saba’ and ‘Lighthearted’. Pieces by Abolhasan Saba, Aminollah Rashidi, and Behzad Abdi were also included in the program.
Soloists Mojgan Mohammad-Hosseini (qanun), Maziar Zahireddini(violin), Amir Nazari Salari (violin), and Shima Shah-Mohammadi (ghaychak) accompanied the orchestra in selected pieces.
The concert concluded with ‘Nowruz Festival,’ a celebratory composition by Behzad Abdi, as the orchestra bid farewell to the year and welcomed the Persian New Year.