TEHRAN – Iran’s National Orchestra will perform two concerts in the Azerbaijani cities of Baku and Ganja next week.

The performances, which are part of a five-day Iranian cultural festival, will be held on June 27 and 29.

A repertoire of pieces from Iranian composers such as Aref Qazvini, Nasrollah Zarrinpanjeh, Ali Tajvidi, Babak Zarrin and Hossein Dehlavi will be performed during the concerts. 

“Airiliq” (“Separation”), a piece by Iranian Azarbaijani composer Ali Salimi, is one of the highlights of the repertoire.

The National Orchestra and a selection of musicians from the Tehran Symphony Orchestra have been in Russia over the past week, performing three concerts in Saint Petersburg, Moscow and Kazan.  

Photo: Vocalist Salar Aqili performs a concert with the National Orchestra in an undated photo.

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