TEHRAN- The first concert of Iran’s National Orchestra in the current Iranian year (started in March) will be held at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall, featuring renowned vocalist Abdolhossein Mokhtabad.

Under the baton of Homayoun Rahimian, the National Orchestra will perform a repertoire of popular Iranian pieces on June 8 and 9, ISNA reported.  

Maziar Zahireddini will accompany the orchestra as the concertmaster, the report added.

Mokhtabad is a distinguished Iranian singer and composer, and a multiple award-winning artist, having received the Gold Medal at the Global Music Awards in 2020 and the Silver Medal in 2022.
 
He is a master of traditional Persian music, with his works rooted in the classical Radif style. He is also a skilled musician, proficient in playing the santur, setar, tonbak, and piano. Throughout his illustrious career, he has performed numerous concerts in Iran and abroad, including countries such as Greece, France, Netherlands, Switzerland, UK, Sweden, Italy, Spain, Austria, Malaysia, Algeria, Oman, Canada, and the United States.

Iran's National Orchestra was founded in 1998 under the conduction of the renowned Iranian composer Farhad Fakhreddini.

Maestro Fakhreddini attracted a huge number of musicians, including legendary vocalist Mohammadreza Shajarian, to collaborate with the orchestra.

The orchestra had been formed by Persian traditional instruments, strings and woodwind instruments. During its history, the orchestra focused on Persian composers’ compositions including pieces by renowned figures such as Fakhreddini, Ali Tajvidi, and Hossein Alizadeh among others.

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