29 Mar 2024
Sunday 11 October 2020 - 23:30
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Condolences pour in after passing of legendary Iranian singer

Numerous foreignand Iranian officials have offered their heartfelt messages of condolence over the recent passing of legendary classical Iranianmusic singer, Maestro Mohammad-Reza Shajarian.

Shajarian, the countrys most prominent and internationally-acclaimed vocalist in the area of classicalPersian music, passed away at the capital Tehrans Jam Hospital at 80 on Thursday after suffering from kidney cancer for close to two decades.

Shajarians vocal genius heartened successive generations with countless live performances and as many as 60 albums. His body was laid to rest at renowned Persian poet Ferdowsi Tousis Mausoleum in northeastern Iran.

Audrey Azoulay, director-general of the United Nations cultural body UNESCO, lamented his demise in a Persian tweet, in which she called the virtuoso the deathless legend of the classicalPersian music.

Azoulay reminded that Shajarians career won him UNESCOs Picasso Medal in 1999 over his contribution to the enrichment and development of music, and the organizations Mozart Medal in 2006.

 

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Audrey Azoulay (@AAzoulay) October 9, 2020
She said Shajarian was conferred with the accolades due to his unparalleled creativity and unfaltering commitment to the freedom of the art.

The UN mission in the Islamic Republic also expressed heartfelt sorrowover his demise in another Persian-language tweet.

 

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United Nations Iran (@UN_Iran) October 8, 2020
Foreign embassies in Iran, including the French, Swiss, Austrian, and Azerbaijani missions, similarly extended theircondolences over the loss.

The Swiss mission noted that Switzerland would hold the memory of Shajarians concerts in the cities of Lausanne and Zurich dear.

Elsewhere across the world, Abdullah Abdullah, chief executive officer of Afghanistan, Hisham Sharaf Abdullah, Yemeni National Salvation Governments foreign minister, and Nechirvan Barzani, president of the Iraqi Kurdistan also offered theirmessages of sympathy.

The Afghan official said Shajarians passing had saddened and shaken millions of people across the world, especially in the region and throughout Persian-speaking countries, calling him common cultural heritage for the regional countries, while Barzani called him an irreplaceable music legend.

 

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Nechirvan Barzani (@IKRPresident) October 8, 2020
At home, Shajarian was also remembered by a good many dignitaries.

Ali Larijani, former parliament speaker and current advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, called his voice part of the Islamic-Iranian heritage.

President Hassan Rouhani, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, Ali-Akbar Salehi, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, and Ali Rabiei, spokesman for the Iranian Administration, were among the other Iranian officials who offered their condolences to the nation.

 

Source: Press TV
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