Saturday, March 20, 12:01am - Sunday, March 21, 2021 11:59pm   

The Royal Conservatory of Music and Tirgan together present a one-of-a-kind online concert honouring the legacy of one of Iran’s greatest vocalists, Mohammad Reza Shajarian (1940-2020): Lost in The Desert Sky - Kayhan Kalhor in Memory of Maestro Mohammad Reza Shajarian.  

Please note that this online concert will be accessible to viewers in Ontario, Canada, only. 

Lost in The Desert Sky: Kayhan Kalhor in Memory of Maestro Mohammad Reza Shajarian was filmed in the spectacular Mahinistan Palace in Kashan, Iran and features all new music by Kayhan Kalhor with his ensemble and vocalist Hadi Hosseini.   

Iranian singer Mohammad Reza Shajarian was “regarded as one of his country's national treasures … a master performer who was hailed as one of NPR's “50 Great Voices” of all time ... earned the title of ostad — master — and was beloved for his commanding voice that could cry with haunting pain and soar with deep soul.” (NPR)   

Iranian-born Kayhan Kalhor is an internationally acclaimed virtuoso on the kamancheh (spiked fiddle), who through his many musical collaborations has been instrumental in popularizing Persian music around the world. He has studied the music of Iran’s many regions, in particular those of Khorason and Kordestan, and has toured the world as a soloist with various ensembles and orchestras including the New York Philharmonic and the Orchestre National de Lyon. He is co-founder of the renowned ensembles Dastan and Masters of Persian Music. Throughout their history together, Kayhan wrote many pieces for Shajarian. To honor his friend, he did so in the best way he knew how: composing new music in his memory.   

Presented in partnership with Tirgan.  

Credits: 

Commissioned by Arts Brookfield, Royal Conservatory of Music, Tigran, and Farhang Foundation 

Produced by Isabel Soffer for The Generators 

Sponsored by Genelec