Tehran, June 20, IRNA - Tehran Symphony Orchestra staged a performance on June 18, with Iranian maestro Ali Rahbari as conductor, in honor of 175 martyrs, whose remains have been repatriated almost 30 years after the end of the Iraqi imposed war on Iran. Rahbari, who recently lost his 38-year-old son due to cancer, asked the audience to not applaud ...

By Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- The Iranian national symphony orchestra has been disbanded for lack of funds, musicians said Monday, another sign of the effects of Western economic sanctions.. Orchestra members told the semiofficial ILNA news agency Monday that they have not rehearsed together and have not been paid for three months....