Music: Iranian-Armenian maestro Loris Tjeknavorian composes song in memory of Ukrainian plane crash victims

Panorama, Armenia
Feb 20 2020
Culture 11:36 20/02/2020 Region

Legendary Iranian-Armenian composer and conductor Loris Tjeknavorian has composed a piece of music in commemoration of the Ukrainian plane crash victims, IRNA reported.

The song entitled “Requiem for UIA Flight 752” has been written to lament over the demise of the passengers of the plane.

Razmik Ohanian, Yarta Yaran, Ehsan Beiraghdar, Alireza Rad, Shahu Zandi, Naser Izadi as well as Bardia Sadr Nouri have collaborated on the project.

Commenting on the creation of the artwork, Tjeknavorian stated that converting his deep sorrow over the incident into a piece of art in no time was "a miracle".

Loris Tjeknavorian, born on 13 October 1937 in Borujerd, is an Iranian Armenian composer and conductor.

As one of the leading conductors of his generation, he has led international orchestras throughout the world such as in Austria, the UK, the USA, Canada, Hungary, Copenhagen, Iran, Finland, Russia, Armenia, Thailand, Hong Kong, South Africa, and Denmark.

The Boeing 737-800 carrying 176 passengers was mistakenly shot down shortly after takeoff from Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport on 8 January amid US-Iran tensions triggered by the murder of General Qassem Soleimani. 


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