The Kurdish Philharmonic Orchestra is one of the few active classical music orchestras in Iran. It was founded in 2005 by a group of musicians in the city of Sanandaj.

Introduction

The idea of establishing a Kurdish Philharmonic Orchestra was brought to life in 2005 by a group of musicians in

Sanandaj Sanandaj (Persian: سنندج, ; ku, سنە, Sine, often romanized as Senneh, is the capital of Kurdistan Province in Iran. With a population of 414,069, Sanandaj is the twenty third largest city in Iran and the second largest Kurdish city. San ...

. Kurdistan Philharmonic Orchestra is one of the most active collectives of the Kurdistan province, which has held several programs in Sanandaj during the past few years and organized the Fajr Music Festival. In addition to performing several live programs in recent months, the group has held specialized workshops and workshops with a number of Iranian and foreign artists.

Members

Currently, the orchestra is directed by Mehdi Ahmadi, the one of orchestra founders. The Concertmaster

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and more than 50 musicians from classical music are members of the orchestra.

Board of directors

*Bahman Moradnia, Governor of Kurdistan Province (legal member) *Hamid Reza Ardalan *

Nader Mashayekhi Nader Mashayekhi ( fa, نادر مشایخی; born November 26, 1958 in Tehran) is an Iranian composer. From 2006 to July 2007 he was conductor of the Tehran Symphony Orchestra. He is the son of Jamshid Mashayekhi. Mashayekhi studied under Roma ...

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Mohammad-Reza Darvishi Mohammad-Reza Darvishi ( fa, محمدرضا درویشی; born 17 October 1955 in Shiraz) is an Iranian musician, researcher, and author of '' Encyclopedia of the Musical Instruments of Iran'', a Klaus P. Wachsmann Prize-winner book about Irania ...

*Mehdi Ahmadi (

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) *Amin Moradi (legal member)

Ex-members

Loris Tjeknavorian Loris Haykasi Tjeknavorian ( hy, Լորիս Ճգնավորյան; fa, لوریس چکناواریان; born 13 October 1937) is an Iranian Armenians, Iranian Armenian composer and conductor. He has appeared internationally as a conductor, servin ...

Mohammad Reza Tafazzoli Mohammad Reza Tafazzoli (born 1974) is an Iranian composer. Career Mohammad Reza Tafazzoli was born in 1974 in Karlsruhe, Germany. He started his musical education in the Boys Conservatory of Tehran and graduated in 1992. Before leaving for Russ ...

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