Fajr International Music Festival
| Fajr International Music Festival | |
|---|---|
| Genre | A Cappella, Persian Music |
| Location(s) | Tehran, Iran |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Website | fajrmusicfestival |
Fajr International Music Festival (Persian: جشنوارهٔ موسیقی فجر) is Iran's most prestigious[citation needed] Music Festival founded in 1986. The festival is affiliated with UNESCO and includes national and international competition sections.
Since its establishment, many musicians from several countries like Austria, Germany, France participated in the event. The festival have enjoyed a strong presence of Asian countries as well.[1]
The 22nd Fajr International Music Festival was held in January 2007. The annual event was attended by 1,200 domestic and foreign artists performing different pieces in various categories International and Folk Music, Classical Music and Youth and Women Music. A total of 126 performances were made during the 10-day festival.[2]
27th Festival
Winners of Music Composition Section
- Leyli Mohammad Nosrati for Suite Symphony
- Hamid Moradian for Mooye Kamancheh
Winners of Choir Competitive Section
- Damour Vocal Band Led by Faraz Khosravi Danesh
- Avaye Mahan Group Led by Nima Fatehi
- Samat Group Led by Azadeh Azimi
24th Festival: Dec, 2008, Tehran Iran
Winners of Music Composition Section
- Nima Hamidi for String Quartet No.1 "Obur"
- Amir-Sadeq Kanjani for "Iranian,"
- Afarin Mansouri for "Fallen Soldier"
- Saman Samadi for "Night Broker,"
- Sara Lesan for "Motion Continues,"
- Amir-Bahador Sadafian for "Mr. Winter Died."
21st Festival
Plaques of honor
- Mahmud Farahmand
- Yusef Purya
- Khosro Rahimian, and violist
- Fereidun Zarrinbal
- Yusef Ashrafi
- Maziar Heidari
- Shahram Tavakkoli
Golden Chang
16th Festival
Golden Chang
13st Festival
Winners of Music Composition Section
- Shahram Mazloumi
- Mehdi Bozorgmehr
- Amir Moeeni and Mitra Basiri[3]
10th Festival
Plaques of honor
- Parichehr Khajeh
- Sara Tavasoli
- Nakisa Karimian
- Farangis Moussavi
- Mahsa Ghassemi
9th Festival
Golden Chang
- Sina Sarlak
8th Festival
Golden Chang
- Bahram Osqueezadeh
- Bardia Sadeghi[4]
- Reza Sadeghi (Santoor)
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