Heshmat Sanjari
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| Birth name | حشمت سنجری |
| Born | 1 April 1917[1] Tehran, Iran |
| Died | 4 January 1995 (aged 77) Tehran, Iran |
| Genres | Classical music Persian symphonic music |
| Instrument(s) | Violin |
Heshmat Sanjari, also transcribed as Sandjari (Persian: حشمت سنجری, April 1, 1917 – January 4, 1995) was a well-known Persian (Iranian) conductor and composer, the son of Hossein Sanjari who was well-known player on tar in Persia.[2]
Education[edit]
Heshmat Sanjari studied violin at the Tehran Conservatory of Music under Serge Khotsief and Conducting at the Vienna Music Academy as a pupil of Hans Swarowsky. Claudio Abbado, and Zubin Mehta studied in the same class under Swarowsky. Maestro Sanjari also studied Persian Classical music under Ali-Naqi Vaziri.[3]
Conducting career[edit]
After studying violin at the conservatory, Sanjari was the conductor of Tehran Conservatory Students Orchestra and the director of the Conservatory for a short time in 1951. From 1960 until 1971 he was the permanent conductor of the Tehran Symphony Orchestra, the longest in the history of orchestra.[2] During this time, many notable musicians such as Yehudi Menuhin and Isaac Stern played with the orchestra, with him as the conductor.[4]
As a guest conductor he conducted the National Iranian Radio and Television Chamber Orchestra and several European orchestras.
Compositions[edit]
He composed the works Persian Pictures [تابلوهای ایرانی] (in 5 movements) and Niayesh (Praise) for choir and orchestra. The former is regarded by some as a masterpiece of contemporary Persian symphonic music. Both works have been recorded by Manuchehr Sahbai in Bulgaria with Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra.
Later career[edit]
After the 1979 Iranian revolution, the new government looked at music as a promotion of western culture, against Islamic values,[2] so Sanjari and orchestra played only a few concerts in 10 years after revolution. The pressures of this new situation caused him to become depressed in 1989 and after 5 years he fell ill and died on January 4, 1995.[2]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ رهبر روزهای طلایی اركستر سمفونیك تهران با حشمت سنجری
- ^ a b c d "BBC Persian".
- ^ "Iran Chamber Society: Iranian Music: Ali Naghi Vaziri".
- ^ "خانه موسیقی :: سنجری - حشمت". www.iranhmusic.ir. Archived from the original on 2010-09-25.
External links[edit]
- Biography (in Persian)
- Persian Pictures Reference
- Gaudeamus Scores
- Anthem of 1974 Asian Games in Tehran by Heshmat Sandjari (Video)
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