The Orchestra led by Amin Salemi started its May 2 and 3 programs with the performances of two traditional vocalists and two pop stars along with 80 players and 20 persons as chorus.
Nima Masiha, Hamid Khazaei, Mani Rahnama and Salar Aqili were the concert vocalists who also, during a joint program, performed Iran’s former national anthem.
Meanwhile, to mark national Persian Gulf Day, Tehran Symphony Orchestra led by World-renowned Iranian composer and conductor Shahdad Rohani also performed the Persian Gulf Symphony in Tehran’s Vahdat Hall.
While historical documents show that the waterway has always been referred to as the ‘Persian Gulf,’ certain Arab states have mounted efforts to remove ‘Persian’ from the name of the waterway.
Iran has designated April 30 as the national Persian Gulf Day to highlight the fact that the waterway has been referred to by the historians and ancient texts as ‘Persian’ since the Achaemenid Empire was established in what is now modern Iran.
National Persian Gulf Day marks the anniversary of the expulsion of Portuguese military forces from the Strait of Hormoz in 1622, during the reign of Safavid king Shah Abbas I (1587-1629).
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