Iran's National Orchestra ( fa, ارکستر ملی ایران) is a national orchestra of Iran, which was founded in 1998 under the conduction of

Farhad Fakhreddini Farhad Fakhreddini ( fa, فرهاد فخرالدینی; born 11 March 1938 in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan) is a renowned Iranian composer, conductor and founder of Iran’s National Orchestra. He led Iran's Radio and Television Orchestra from 19 ...

. The orchestra had been formed by Persian traditional instruments,

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and woodwind instruments. During its history, INO was focused on Persian composers compositions. In the Orchestra's debut concert at Roodaki Great Hall in Tehran, works by

Ali Tajvidi Ali Tajvidi ( fa, علی تجويدی; November 7, 1919 – March 15, 2006) was an Iranian musician, composer, violinist, songwriter, and music professor at the School of National Music and Tehran University. He composed more than 150 songs and ...

and Hossein Alizadeh were performed and

Mohammad Reza Shajarian Mohammad-Reza Shajarian ( fa, محمدرضا شجريان; , 23 September 1940 – 8 October 2020) was an Iranian singer and master (''Ostad'') of Persian traditional music. He was also known for his skills in Persian calligraphy and humanitaria ...

was the singer. The Iran National Orchestra also performed outside of Iran, in

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and Kuwait. The Orchestra was dissolved in October 2012, reportedly because of financial problems. However later it formed again, and performed multiple times in the coming years. In April 27, 2019, it performed some epic and national Iranian songs at Kerman’s Ganjali Khan Square. In March 14, 2022, it performed "New Century Song" in Vahdat Hall in Tehran, and in December 4, 2022, it performed in Tehran on the occasion of

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* Mohammadreza Shajarian *

Alireza Eftekhari Ali Reza Eftekhari ( fa, علیرضا افتخاری; born March 30, 1958) is an Iranian vocalist of Iranian classical and popular music. He is one of the most popular singers in Iran and his works are among the best-selling works of Iranian mus ...

Mohammad Motamedi Seyyed Mohammad Motamedi Qamsari, known as Mohammad Motamedi ( fa, محمد معتمدی; born on September 24, 1978) is an Iranian traditional vocalist, and a ney player. He has started learning singing & also playing ney as self-taught sinc ...

* Alireza Ghorbani * Mohammad Esfahani * Hosein alishapour

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