German orchestra, Iran’s Kamkars to team up for Rumi concert
Tehran Times Art Desk

TEHRAN -- Germany’s Dusseldorf Symphony Orchestra will be performing an Iranian suite on Rumi composed by Hushang Kamkar on November 8.

Iranian Singer Alireza Qorbani along with a 60-member choir will accompany the orchestra under the direction of conductor Ernst von Marschall at the Tonhalle hall, Kamkar said.

They will also be performing a Kurdish poetic symphony by singer Saba Kamkar, he remarked, adding that both pieces were released in an album by the Iranian Kurdish ensemble Kamkars last year.

The performance of the Iranian suite would be in the second part of the program, while the first part is dedicated to western music, Kamkar added.

He went on to say that conductor Marshall had heard the music earlier this year and had liked the pieces, “he then found me through a friend and told me about his interest in performing the suite. I then submitted a copy of the partita and the notes to him and rehearsals began soon afterwards.”

“Saba also left for Germany a few weeks ago to practice with the choir,” he stated.

According to organizers, all 1500 tickets have already been sold out, which gives German promoters a favorable indication for marketing future performances by Iranian musicians, Kamkar concluded.

Photo: The Kamkars Ensemble performs a concert at Tehran’s National Grand Hall on August 25, 2007. (Mehr/Ra’uf Mohseni)

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