Art news in brief

Quattro Elementi to perform at Vahdat Hall

TEHRAN – Tehran’s Vahdat Hall will host concerts by Quattro Elementi, an ensemble composed of Iranian and Greek musicians, from January 1 to 3.

 

The Greek musicians Elena Christodoulou, Alexandros Halapsis and Antilohos Tranos will accompany Iranian musicians from the Farabi Instrumental Orchestra during the concerts. 

 

Pieces composed by Bach, Vivaldi and Haydn will be performed during the concerts, which will be conducted by Alexandros Halapsis.

 

“Revenge” hits Iranian bookstores
TEHRAN -- A Persian translation of Japanese author Yoko Ogawa’s “Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales” has been published in Iran.

 

Translated by Kayhan Bahmani, the book was published by Amut Publications.

 

The book is about an aspiring writer who moves into a new apartment and discovers that her landlady has murdered her husband. 

 

 

Iranian novel “I Love Manchester United” translated into Turkish

TEHRAN – The Persian novel “I Love Manchester United” written by Mehdi Yazdani-Khorram has been translated into Turkish.

 

Behruz Dijurian is the translator of the book, which is scheduled to be published by Demavend Publications in Istanbul in the near future.

 

The Persian version, which was published by Cheshmeh Publications in 2012 in Iran, was warmly welcomed by Iranian readers.

 

The story of the novel is set in the political atmosphere of Iran during the early years of the 2000s. The author also gives the readers flashbacks to Iran in the 1940s.

 

Iranian handicrafts on display at Milan exhibition
TEHRAN – A large collection of handicrafts by Iranian artisans are currently on display at the 19th International Crafts Selling Exhibition at the Fiera Milano in Milan, Italy.

 

The collection has been sent to the exhibition from Khorasan Razavi, Zanjan, Isfahan, Tehran and several other provinces.

 

The exhibition runs until December 8. 

 

ICRO director visits Lebanese culture minister

TEHRAN -- The director of Iran’s Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO), Abuzar Ebrahimi-Torkaman, met Lebanese Culture Minister Raymond Araiji in Beirut on Monday.

 

The expansion of cultural relations between the two countries was discussed during the meeting.

 

Ebrahimi-Torkaman traveled to Lebanon to attend a ceremony that the Iranian cultural attaché’s office in Beirut held on Monday evening to commemorate George Jordac, Lebanese writer of “The Voice of Human Justice” about Imam Ali (AS).

 

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