Iranian students hang artworks at National Library of Turkey

TEHRAN – An exhibition of artworks by some Ankara-based Iranian students opened at the National Library of Turkey on December 7.

The exhibit organized under the auspices of the Iranian cultural attaché’s office in Ankara is showcasing a variety of paintings, calligraphic works, graphic designs and illuminations.


Iranian musician conducts Italian orchestra at Florence concert

TEHRAN – Iranian musician Masih Tahvildari led the Florence Symphony Orchestra (FSO) as a guest conductor during a concert held at St. Mark’s Anglican Church in Florence on Sunday.

Pieces by Mozart, Franz Schubert and Niccolo Paganini were the highlights of the repertoire performed during the concert.

Tahvildari who is a tar virtuoso visited Florence at Italian maestro Grazia Rossi’s invitation.


36 photographers to compete in Fajr Intl. Theater Festival

TEHRAN – A selection of 57 works by 36 Iranian photographers will be competing in the photography section of the 34th Fajr International Theater Festival, which will be held in Tehran during February.

Kiarash Mosayyebi, Hossein Esmaeili, Seyyed Reza Safavian, Maryam Qahremanizad, Zohreh Safavipur and Bahar Nikpur are among the competitors.

The works have been selected by an expert team composed of veteran photographers Mahmud Kalari, Hamid Jebeli and Seifollah Samadian from among 555 artworks by 113 photographers.

The drama section of the festival was inaugurated at Tehran’s City Theater Complex earlier in mid-November independently of the main competition section to provide a better focus on works by Iranian playwrights.



Tehran meeting to review “German Philosophy”

TEHRAN – American philosopher Terry Pinkard’s “German Philosophy 1760-1860: The Legacy of Idealism” will be reviewed during a session at Tehran’s Book City Institute on December 14.

Neda Qatarui, who has recently translated the book into Persian, will attend the session during which Hamid Talebzadeh, Siavash Jamadi and Mohammad-Mehdi Ardebili will speak.

The book spotlights the dominant German philosophy from the second half of the eighteenth century onwards and explores its impact on both Europeans and people all over the world from the key aspects of nature, religion, human history, politics and the structure of the human mind.

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