Iran's National Orchestra

Iran's National Orchestra (Persian: ارکستر ملی ایران) is a national orchestra of Iran, which was founded in 1998 under the conduction of Farhad Fakhreddini.[1]

The orchestra had been formed by Persian traditional instruments, strings and woodwind instruments. During its history, INO was focused on Persian composers compositions.

In the Orchestra's debut concert at Roodaki Great Hall in Tehran, works by Ali Tajvidi, Farhad Fakhreddini and Hossein Alizadeh were performed and Mohammad Reza Shajarian was the singer.

The Iran National Orchestra also performed outside of Iran, in Switzerland and Kuwait.

The Orchestra was dissolved in October 2012, reportedly because of financial problems. However later it formed again, and performed multiple times in the coming years. In April 27, 2019, it performed some epic and national Iranian songs at Kerman’s Ganjali Khan Square.[2] In March 14, 2022, it performed "New Century Song" in Vahdat Hall in Tehran, and in December 4, 2022, it performed in Tehran on the occasion of International Volunteer Day.[3][4]

The current Principal conductor of Iran's National Orchestra is Homayoun Rahimian.[5]

Singers

See also

References
  1. "تفاوت ارکستر ملی و سمفونیک". 1ahang (in Persian). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  2. "Iran's National Orchestra performs epic Iranian songs". ISNA. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  3. "Iran's national orchestra plays new century song". IRNA. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  4. "ارکستر ملی ایران به روی صحنه رفت". ISNA. 4 December 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  5. https://www.irna.ir/news/85247583


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