.jpg "Composer Fardin Khalatbari (1st from left) and vocalist Alireza Qorbani (2nd from left) attend a press conference in Tehran on January 4, 2015 to brief journalists about the Shahrzad concerts.")
TEHRAN -- Vocalist Alireza Qorbani will accompany the newly-established Iranian ensemble Zasta in concerts entitled “Shahrzad” at Tehran’s Milad Tower from January 21 to 23.
Several old and new pieces composed by composer Fardin Khalatbari have been selected to be performed during the concert.
In a press conference held in Milad Tower on Sunday, Khalatbari gave some details about the concert, saying that the concert would be a surprise for the audience, Persian media reported on Sunday.
“Several compositions are selected from albums Qorbani and I plan to release in the future, and some are from older performances,” Khalatbari said.
On choosing the name Sharzad for the concert, Khalatbari explained that he is currently composing music for (filmmaker) Hassan Fat’hi’s series “Sharazad”, a serial which will be distributed on the home video market.
He added, “In this concert, we will perform “Shahrzad Waltz”, a composition selected from the series”.
In a brief speech Qorbani also said that most of the songs have been composed by Afshin Yadollahi.
Some of songs have been selected from compositions by Masud Kalantari and Mohammad-Ali Bahmani, he added.
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