Tehran Conservatory Piano Festival is held

The 8th Piano Festival of Tehran Conservatory is held with the aim of identifying, supporting and introducing young talents in piano playing. This event will be held in five age groups with the presence of children, teenagers and adults students and musicians.

According to Ambassador Arjan, according to the public relations announcement of Tehran Conservatory, the first stage of the festival will be conducted offline and through the evaluation of the submitted videos, and the finalists will compete in a live performance.

Behzad Mofi, the head of Tehran Conservatory and Azad Nahavand Institute of Higher Education, emphasized the importance of supporting young talents and said: "The piano festival provides an opportunity for talented students and musicians to present their abilities in a professional atmosphere, and with the experience of participating in a competitive event, continue their artistic path with more motivation and recognition."

He added: "Our effort is to make the festival, in addition to the competitive aspect, an educational and motivational platform for the participants."

Mehdi Kazemi, the artistic secretary of the festival, also revealed the main goal of this event to discover and introduce new talents and said: "In addition to the final result, performance quality, technical and musical ability, repertoire selection and the musician's artistic personality are taken into consideration in the evaluation of the participants."

According to the announcement of the secretariat, in the classical section, the participants perform works according to their age group and performance level, and sections for Iranian and pop music are also considered.

A special scholarship award of up to 140 million Tomans has been considered for the 8th Piano Festival of Tehran Conservatory. Also, the finalists of each age group receive a certificate of appreciation, and educational and artistic opportunities are also provided for the chosen ones.

The finalists' performance will be held at the Tehran Conservatory and the closing ceremony and introduction of the winners will be held at the Niavaran Cultural Center.

According to the announced schedule, the deadline for sending the works will be until December 2nd and the evaluation of the works will be until December 7th. The entrance fee of the festival is set at one million tomans for each musician.