DOHA (IRIB) - A special music program ‘A Night with Persian Music’ was held in Qatar with famous Iranian musicians Keivan Saket and Salar Aqili in attendance.
Saket, a renowned virtuoso on the traditional instrument ‘tar’, had composed pieces for the concert, while vocalist Aqili gave live performance, according to Mehr News Agency.
The instrumentalists accompanying them were Ali Akbar Khadem-Sheikh (tonbak), Javad Tayrani (santour), Vahid Soleimani-Nejad (kamancheh) and Mehdi Gholami (daf).
The event, which was organized by the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization, was held at Katarai’s Opera Hall.
Iranian nationals, Qatari cultural personalities and officials as well as a number of European ambassadors to Qatar attended the event.