TEHRAN -- A technical blunder? Or the latest episode in the culture wars between Iran’s hard-liners and moderates? Confusion is rife in the Iranian capital about a recent showing of musical ...

For centuries, the classical music “canon” has been dominated by European male figures. Times are changing, though, and many diverse voices are finally finding a foothold in the genre — and one need ...

Hamed Lak will serve as the chorus master, and Atabak Atri will be the vocal soloist for this concert, ISNA reported on Wednesday. The first segment highlights traditional Persian classical music, ...

For centuries after the Arab Islamic conquest of Iran, my Jewish community in Iran were the primary source that was retaining and maintaining the country’s musical heritage as music was forbidden in ...