Arash Amini conducts the IRIB Symphonic Orchestra in a concert during the 35th Fajr Music Festival at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on February 13, 2020.

The orchestra performed a repertoire of Ludwig van Beethoven’s masterpieces to observe the German composer’s 250th birthday. 

The festival opened on Thursday and will run until February 19. (Tehran Times/Mohammad Mohsenifar)