Tehran Symphony Orchestra
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Tehran Symphony Orchestra was founded originally as "Municipality Symphony Orchestra" in 1933 by Gholamhossein Minbashian.
The Orchestra in its modern form was founded by Parviz Mahmoud
. During the years that followed, conductors such as Rubik (Ruben) Gregorian, Morteza Hannaneh
, Haymo Taeuber, Heshmat Sanjari
, and Farhad Meshkat took over as the conductors of the Orchestra.
After the 1979 revolution many musicians of the TSO emigrated to Europe and the US. For some years Heshmat Sanjari and then Fereydoun Nasseri (timpani player) were the conductors.The current conductor of TSO is Manouchehr Sahbai.
and Isaac Stern
played with the orchestra.
clerics outlawed all pre-revolutionary music, hardline clerics say music comes between the faithful and God, and leads to an impure mind. As a result the orchestra faced it's darkest age, playing only a few concerts in the decade following the revolution. The pressure caused the conductor Heshmat Sanjari
a serious sickness, he died in 1995.
The orchestra still plays concerts once in a while.
The Orchestra in its modern form was founded by Parviz Mahmoud
Parviz Mahmoud
Parviz Mahmoud was a Persian composer and conductor. He was the founder of the Tehran Symphony Orchestra in its modern form. His father Mahmoud Mahmoud was a famous Persian writer, researcher and politician.- Education :...
. During the years that followed, conductors such as Rubik (Ruben) Gregorian, Morteza Hannaneh
Morteza Hannaneh
Morteza Hannaneh was a well-known Persian composer and horn player.- Musical career :...
, Haymo Taeuber, Heshmat Sanjari
Heshmat Sanjari
Heshmat Sanjari was a well-known Persian conductor and composer, the son of Hossein Sanjari who was well-known player on tar in Persia.- Education :...
, and Farhad Meshkat took over as the conductors of the Orchestra.
After the 1979 revolution many musicians of the TSO emigrated to Europe and the US. For some years Heshmat Sanjari and then Fereydoun Nasseri (timpani player) were the conductors.The current conductor of TSO is Manouchehr Sahbai.
1933 - 1979
In the golden age of the orchestra, many notable musicians like Yehudi MenuhinYehudi Menuhin
Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, OM, KBE was a Russian Jewish American violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in the United Kingdom. He was born to Russian Jewish parents in the United States, but became a citizen of Switzerland in 1970, and of the United Kingdom in 1985...
and Isaac Stern
Isaac Stern
Isaac Stern was a Ukrainian-born violinist. He was renowned for his recordings and for discovering new musical talent.-Biography:Isaac Stern was born into a Jewish family in Kremenets, Ukraine. He was fourteen months old when his family moved to San Francisco...
played with the orchestra.
1979 - Present
After the 1979 Iranian revolutionIranian Revolution
The Iranian Revolution refers to events involving the overthrow of Iran's monarchy under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and its replacement with an Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the...
clerics outlawed all pre-revolutionary music, hardline clerics say music comes between the faithful and God, and leads to an impure mind. As a result the orchestra faced it's darkest age, playing only a few concerts in the decade following the revolution. The pressure caused the conductor Heshmat Sanjari
Heshmat Sanjari
Heshmat Sanjari was a well-known Persian conductor and composer, the son of Hossein Sanjari who was well-known player on tar in Persia.- Education :...
a serious sickness, he died in 1995.
The orchestra still plays concerts once in a while.
See also
- Music of IranMusic of IranThe music of Iran has thousands of years of history, as seen in the archeological documents of Elam, one of the earliest world cultures,which was located in southwestern Iran...
- Iran's National OrchestraIran's National OrchestraNational Iranian Orchestra was founded in 1998 under the conduction of maestro Farhad Fakhreddini. Among its vocalists is Mohammad Reza Shajarian.-See also:*Tehran Symphony Orchestra*Iranian Orchestra for New Music...
- Iranian Orchestra for New MusicIranian Orchestra for New MusicIranian Orchestra for New Music was founded by maestro Alireza Mashayekhi in 1995. It makes use of Persian and non-Persian instruments.-See also:*Persian Symphonic Music*Tehran Symphony Orchestra*National Iranian Orchestra...
- Persepolis Symphony Orchestra (Nations Orchestra)
- Symphonic Orchestra of DushanbeSymphonic Orchestra of DushanbeThe Symphonic Orchestra of Dushanbe is Tajikistan's main Persian Symphony Orchestra located in Dushanbe.-See also:*Tehran Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra*National Iranian Symphony Orchestra*Iranian Orchestra for New Music...
- Iran's Children OrchestraIran's Children OrchestraIran's Children Orchestra is a Persian orchestra for children's music founded by Sudabeh Salem....