BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Concert: Light Always Prevails X-WR-TIMEZONE:Pacific Time (US & Canada) BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260909T071334Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_52569783590148 DTSTART:20260601T023000Z DTEND:20260601T033000Z DESCRIPTION:LIGHT ALWAYS PREVAILS\n\nMaestro Shahrdad Rohani's Roudaki Orch estra\n\nThe Inaugural Season and Bay Area Debut\n\n\n\nPresented by the H amid and Christina Moghadam Program in Iranian Studies at Stanford Univers ity and Farhang Foundation\n\n"As the founder and artistic director\, it i s my great pleasure to introduce the newly formed Roudaki Orchestra to the Bay Area.\n\nNamed after the renowned ninth-century Iranian poet\, singer \, and musician Roudaki—celebrated as the "father of Persian poetry"—t he orchestra honors his legacy and the cultural heritage he represents. Th e name also evokes the splendid Roudaki Hall\, built by Eugene Aftandilian and modeled after the Vienna Opera House. Inaugurated by their Majesties Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and Farah Pahlavi in 1967\, Roudaki Hall brought cla ssical music to Iran on a stage comparable to the great venues of Europe a nd the world.\n\nMy vision for the Roudaki Orchestra is to celebrate the r ich musical traditions of Iran by performing works from both past and cont emporary Iranian composers. Additionally\, we aim to educate and inspire a new generation of musicians by introducing them to classical music and pr oviding opportunities for underrepresented communities and individuals to play in a professional ensemble.\n\nAs we say in our beautiful language:\n برگ سبزیست تحفه درویش\n(A green leaf is a humble gift)." \n\nShardad Rohani\n\nAbout Shardad Rohani\n\nConductor and composer Shard ad Rohani was born in Tehran and educated at the Music Academy and Conserv atory of Music in Vienna\, Austria. Rohani formally served as the musical director and principal conductor of the Tehran Symphony from 2016 to 2020. The resurrection of the symphony in the early 2000s has been instrumental in connecting Tehran to the international arts community\, including rece nt collaborations with noted conductors such as Riccardo Muti. In addition to his role as director of the Tehran Symphony (2016-2020)\, Rohani wrote and performed the anthem for the Iran National Soccer team’s appearance during the World Cup in 2018. He was also commissioned to compose the mus ic for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 13th Asian Olympic Games held in Thailand.\n\nAn acclaimed composer and conductor\, Rohani has work ed with some of the top ensembles in the world including the London Sympho ny Orchestra\, the Prague Symphony Orchestra\, the Vancouver Opera Orchest ra\, the Austrian Chamber Orchestra and the London Royal Philharmonic Conc ert Orchestra. He captured the attention of audiences around the world as the conductor\, arranger and performer for the open-air concert “Yanni L ive at the Acropolis\,” the second-best selling music concert video of a ll time. The show was simultaneously televised all around the world\; more than 500 million people watched the live concert in 65 countries. His mos t recent project is the “Sinus Persicus Suite\,” originally recorded w ith the London Symphony Orchestra and the London Voices at Abbey Road Stud ios. Over the past year\, the “Sinus Persicus Suite” has been performe d throughout Europe and the United States. Rohani has been the recipient o f several important scholarships and awards both in Europe and the United States\, including the A.K.M Scholarship (Vienna\, Austria)\, the ASCAP Sc holarship (Los Angeles\, Calif.) and the Jerry Fielding Award for film com posers. His recording of classical masterpieces\, including all of Tchaiko vsky’s ballets\, have received rave reviews by Japan’s In Tune magazin e. GEO:37.424086;-122.16997 LOCATION:Dinkelspiel Auditorium SUMMARY:Concert: Light Always Prevails URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.stanford.edu/event/maestro-shardad-rohanis-orc hestra END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR