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The night of the disturbed dreamsJune 27, 2019The night of the disturbed dreams On the concert of Nilper orchestra in the Tehran Contemporary Music Festival by Kamyar Salavati Tuesday night the Roudaki hall hosted the final concert of the Tehran Contemporary Music Festival, the concert of Nilper orchestra. The repertoire consisted of five pieces. The first one was a piece...
Night of Iranian composersJune 27, 2019Night of Iranian composers On the flute recital of Kelariz Keshavarz in the Fourth Tehran Contemporary Music Festival by Mehdi seyedinejad Third night of stage performances of the fourth Tehran Contemporary Music Festival at Roudaki hall was dedicated to the flute recital of Kelariz Keshavarz. This was the only concert in the...
Esteem of the artist’s presenceJune 27, 2019Esteem of the artist’s presence On Ivo Nilsson’s performance in Tehran Contemporary Music Festival by Mani Jafarzadeh One man and his Trombone on the stage? That’s it? Surely persuading an audience to sit down and listen for an hour is not an easy feat. But the writer believes that the Swedish Ivo...
On the orbit of balanceJune 27, 2019On the orbit of balance On the Ambaát ensemble’s concert at the Fourth Tehran Contemporary Music Festival by Mehdi Seyedinejad Second day of electronic/experimental section of the festival was dedicated to electronic performance accompanied by electric guitar, by the Icelandic ensemble Ambaát. The ensemble consists of Pan Thorarensen and Þorkell Atlason. From...
Vindication of the bodyJune 27, 2019Vindication of the body On the performance of Barbara Borowicz and Bartosz Sałdan by Kamyar Salavati Borowicz and Sałdan’s repertoire, except its premier pieces which were generally composed by fellow citizens of the performers, emphasized on “body” as an integrated part of the music. One of the famous prior performances of Borowicz...
DislocationJune 23, 2019Dislocation On Eleknoise ensemble at Tehran Contemporary Music Festival by Kamyar Salavati Radif Project, a repertoire for Setar and electronic sounds, composed by Eleknoise trio ensemble was performed by the same ensemble in Tehran Contemporary Music Festival. This project, as its name indicates, is an attempt for associating between Radif and electronic...
Cautiously contemporaryJune 23, 2019Cautiously contemporary On the first day of marathon of performances in the Fourth Tehran Contemporary Music Festival by Mani Jafarzadeh Contemporary music has a limited audience but this small number can’t even reach an agreement on their subject of passion; So far that they won’t reach a decisive common understanding on “What...
Alexander Wnuk plays pieces by Nader MashayekhiApril 24, 2018Speaking at the 3rd Contemporary Music Festival of Tehran (TCMF), Polish musician, Alexander Vanouk commented: “The TCMF is a very valuable event for me as it tries to gather around the contemporary music scene of Iran and the world to work on their favorite subject.” Alexander Vanouk has performed pieces...
130 Musicians at 3rd Tehran Contemporary Music FestivalApril 21, 2018TCMF is an international event in the fields of contemporary music. It is an independent cultural and artistic event held annually with lectures and performances including experimental and improvisational presentations. It opened Friday and will run through April 27 at the TMoCA and three other venues namely Azadi Tower, Roudaki...
Top intl. musicians to participate in Tehran festivalNovember 27, 2017TEHRAN – Dozens of musicians and musical groups from around the world will take part in the 1st Tehran Contemporary Music Festival (TCMF), which will be held from April 22 to 29. The festival organized by Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance will be held at Rudaki Hall, the Tehran...
The Review of 1st Tehran Contemporary Music FestivalNovember 27, 2017Stanisław Suchora This year, the first edition of the Tehran Contemporary Music Festival was held.The organizers of the event have been able to attract important partners, including the Iranian Ministry of Culture, the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, the Lajevardi Foundation and the prominent Polish Embassy in Tehran, thanks to...
Tehran Times: The 2nd Tehran International Contemporary Music Festival opened on Wednesday 26 April 2017.November 27, 2017Musicians from five countries are performing during the festival, which runs until May 5, the organizers announced at a press conference at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art on Wednesday. The musicians are coming from Germany, Poland, Sweden, Finland and Italy, the organizers announced. Concerts will be performed at Roudaki Hall,...
TCMF’s Artistic director: Contemporary music has not received sufficient attentionNovember 26, 2017The first international Tehran Contemporary Music Festival (TCMF) will be held in Tehran during April 22-29, 2016. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Iran Daily, Navid Gohari, the fest’s art director, said since late November 2015, Iran’s Contemporary Music Center has been set up, under the supervision of Tehran Museum...