Experience an unforgettable evening concert at UCLA's iconic Royce Hall on March 10 at 6 p.m., presented in collaboration with UCLA's Herb Alpert School of Music. UCLA and Farhang Foundation have enjoyed a long relationship; the Farhang Foundation helped establish an academic minor in Iranian music with a generous $1,275,000 million gift. The visionary gift created the only minor degree program in the world outside of Iran dedicated to Iranian music. The Nowruz Concert will feature world-renowned musicians, many of whom are flying in from around the world for this event. Do not miss this evening of musical brilliance at Farhang Foundation's Nowruz Concert.
Tickets for the evening concert range from $25 to $220. Purchase tickets here.
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The concert will feature incredible musical talents, including:
Two-time Grammy Award-winning soprano Hila Plitmann, praised by The New York Times as possessing a “radiant sound, even during passages of sky-high vocal writing.” Plitmann has appeared as a headliner with numerous ensembles in the U.S. and abroad, such as the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, the San Francisco Symphony, and London Symphony Orchestra, among others. Ms. Piltmann will be performing a Persian repertoire with the Iranshahr Orchestra, featuring works by maestro Richard Danielpour and composer Aftab Darvishi.
Brothers Tahmoures Pournazeri and Sohrab Pournazeri, who are widely considered masters of Iranian music. They work across genres as diverse as mystical music, modern Iranian classical music, Kurdish music, symphonic orchestral music, and modern fusion. Tahmoures Pournazeri has collaborated with artists like Joan Baez, Shujaat Hussain Khan, and the great master Mohammad Reza Shajarian.
Sohrab Pournazeri, is a virtuoso of traditional Persian stringed instruments, including the tanbour, kamancheh, and setar. Sohrab has composed music for such legends as Mohammad Reza Shajarian, Homayoun Shajarian, Alireza Ghorbani, and many more.
Sahar Boroujerdi, an esteemed Iranian traditional vocalist, is considered one of the most talented singers of the millennial generation, and has legions of loyal supporters around the globe.
Artists will be joined by the Iranshahr Orchestra, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and preserving Iranian music by creating a bridge between classical Iranian music and a classical Western orchestra. It is under the direction of Dr. Shahab Paranj. Paranj is a pioneer among his generation of Iranian composers, with a style that integrates Persian and Western techniques. He also oversees the Iranian Music Program at UCLA's Herb Alpert School of Music.