What does a setār, a very quiet instrument, sound like? Can the long-necked lute prevail over much louder European instruments such as the violin or double bass? What happens when traditional Persian music meets contemporary Western music? Two concerts in the Bayerischer Rundfunk’s Musica Viva series promise exciting experiences. On Sunday, September 24th, the Tār and Setār virtuoso Majeed Qadianie and the tombak player Niloufar Mohseni can be seen in the All Saints’ Court Church. And with his composition “My Persia,” Wolfgang von Schweinitz translates Persian music into his own sound language.
The musicians are at home Māhbānoo Ensembles public appearances are prohibited, some members now live in Europe, but for the guest performance in Munich on Wednesday, September 27th, at the Prinzregententheater, five musicians will also be traveling from Tehran.
Musica Viva, Persia I: Sun., September 24th, 7 p.m., Aller Heiligenhofkirche, introduction 6 p.m., Persia II: Wed., September 27th, 8 p.m., Prinzregententheater, introduction: 7 p.m., tickets available via BRticket (shop.br-ticket.de or Tel. 0800/5900 594) and at the box office