Iranian vocalist, Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra to perform in TehranJanuary 4, 2012 - 12:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iranian vocalist Nazeri will perform a concert in Tehran in collaboration with the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra in spring, Tehran Times reported. Iranian composer Peyman Soltani will also be cooperating to stage the concert entitled “Melal”, director of Qoqnus Music Institute, Mohammad-Hossein Tutunchian told the Persian service of ISNA on Tuesday, Jan 3. Tutunchian also said that Nazeri might be repeating his collaboration with the Dusti Ensemble in the coming months. The group, including tar virtuoso Hossein Alizadeh, kamancheh virtuoso Ardeshir Kamkar, and percussionist Pejman Haddadi as well as Nazeri, gave a performance several months ago in Tehran after a 23-year hiatus. Nazeri is a holder Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur medal presented to him by the French government in 2008. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |