The Tehran Symphony Orchestra (TSO, fa, ارکستر سمفونیک تهران), founded in 1933, is Iran's oldest and largest symphony orchestra. It was founded as the ''Municipality Symphony Orchestra'' by Gholamhossein Minbashian, before entering its modern form under Parviz Mahmoud in 1946. In the years that followed, conductors such as Rubik (Ruben) Gregorian,

Morteza Hannaneh Morteza Hannaneh ( fa, مرتضی حنانه; March 1, 1923 – October 17, 1989) was an Iranian composer and Musician He composed for some films, such as ''Fleeing the Trap'' in 1971. Musical career He studied Horn at the Tehran Conservatory ...

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Heshmat Sanjari Heshmat Sanjari, also transcribed as Sandjari ( fa, 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. Educati ...

, and

Farhad Meshkat Farhad ( fa, فرهاد ''farhād''), also spelt Ferhaad or Ferhod, has been a Persian name for men since the Parthians, first recorded for Arsacid kings circa 170 BC. Etymology Modern Persian name ''Farhād'' () is derived from Middle Persian ' ...

took over as the conductors of the Orchestra. After the

1979 Revolution The Iranian Revolution ( fa, انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân, ), also known as the Islamic Revolution ( fa, انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī), was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynas ...

, many musicians of the TSO emigrated to Europe and the US. For some years Heshmat Sanjari and then Fereydoun Nasseri were the conductors. The current conductor of TSO is Shardad Rohani

1933 - 1979

In the golden age of the orchestra, many notable musicians like

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and

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played with the orchestra.

1979 - present

After the 1979 Iranian revolution, clerics outlawed all pre-revolutionary music, hardline clerics say music comes between the faithful and God, and leads to an impure mind. As a result, the orchestra faced its darkest age, playing only a few concerts in the decade following the revolution. The pressure caused the conductor

a serious sickness, he died in 1995.
The orchestra still plays concerts once in a while.

Principal conductors

Tehran Symphony Orchestra Performs at Vahdat Hall 13 (2018-11-14)

* Parviz Mahmoud (1946–1948) * Rouben Gregorian (1948–1951) *

(1952–1954) * Haymo Taeuber (1957–1960) *

(1960–1971) * Farhad Meshkat (1972–1978) * Bijan Ghaderi (1980-1982) * Nader Mortezapour (1982–1984) * Fereydoun Nasseri (1990–1994) * Ali Rahbari (2004–2005) *

Nader Mashayekhi Nader Mashayekhi ( fa, نادر مشایخی; born November 26, 1958 in Tehran) is an Iranian composer. From 2006 to July 2007 he was conductor of the Tehran Symphony Orchestra. He is the son of Jamshid Mashayekhi. Mashayekhi studied under ...

(2006–2007) * Manuchehr Sahbai (2007–2010) * Ali Rahbari (2015–2016) *

Shahrdad Rohani Shahrdad Rohani, also known as Shardad Rohani ( fa, شهرداد روحانی, born 27 May 1954) is an Iranian-American composer, violinist/pianist, and conductor. His style is contemporary and he is well known for composing and conducting classi ...

(2016–2020) *

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(2020-present) *

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(Guest Conductor 2022)

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1933 - 1979

1979 - present

Principal conductors

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