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Press TV, Iran
Oct 11 2014
Iran hosts retrospective on Loris Tjeknavorian's music arts
Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) has held a retrospective of works by the
world-renowned Iranian composer Loris Tjeknavorian.
A number of Iran's leading music artists and cineastes attended the
opening gala held on October 9.
"Tjeknavorian is a professional conductor who is well aware of his
job. He is also a painter, a musician, or perhaps a filmmaker in the
future," said Iranian composer Hushang Kamkar at the ceremony.
Tjeknavorian was also honored with the lifetime achievement award
during the gala.
Tjeknavorian has made nearly 100 recordings and written more than 75
compositions, including symphonies, operas, requiems, chamber music,
ballet music, concertos, choral works and an oratorio.
He has conducted international orchestras throughout the world in
numerous countries including Austria, the UK, the US, Canada, Hungary,
Finland, the former USSR, Armenia, Thailand, Hong Kong, South Africa,
and Denmark.
The literary opera, Rostam and Sohrab and the requiem Departed and the
Survived are among his best-known works.
Tjeknavorian has received numerous international awards such as
Austria's Cross of Honor for Science and Art First Class.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/10/11/381848/iran-holds-tjeknavorian-retrospective/
Oct 11 2014
Iran hosts retrospective on Loris Tjeknavorian's music arts
Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) has held a retrospective of works by the
world-renowned Iranian composer Loris Tjeknavorian.
A number of Iran's leading music artists and cineastes attended the
opening gala held on October 9.
"Tjeknavorian is a professional conductor who is well aware of his
job. He is also a painter, a musician, or perhaps a filmmaker in the
future," said Iranian composer Hushang Kamkar at the ceremony.
Tjeknavorian was also honored with the lifetime achievement award
during the gala.
Tjeknavorian has made nearly 100 recordings and written more than 75
compositions, including symphonies, operas, requiems, chamber music,
ballet music, concertos, choral works and an oratorio.
He has conducted international orchestras throughout the world in
numerous countries including Austria, the UK, the US, Canada, Hungary,
Finland, the former USSR, Armenia, Thailand, Hong Kong, South Africa,
and Denmark.
The literary opera, Rostam and Sohrab and the requiem Departed and the
Survived are among his best-known works.
Tjeknavorian has received numerous international awards such as
Austria's Cross of Honor for Science and Art First Class.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/10/11/381848/iran-holds-tjeknavorian-retrospective/