Foreign artists in the event come from Armenia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Japan, Spain, Portugal, France, and the Netherlands.
The Rembrandt Frerichs Trio from the Netherlands, sitar player of Hindustani classical music Shahid Parvez Khan, Armenian duduk virtuoso Djivan Gasparyan, the composer of acclaimed album “The Soul of Armenia”, were among the musicians who performed on the opening day of the weeklong festival at Milad Tower, Vahdat Hall and Rudaki Hall, according to Tehran Times.
According to evidence from the archaeological records of the Fertile Crescent civilization of Elam -the most ancient culture in southwestern Iran- the history of music in Iran dates back to thousands of years ago.