The Wisdom of Zoroaster and Rumi (Persian and Indian Classical Music, Poetry)

This evening is an opportunity to experience the meeting of two ancient cultures: Persian Sufi poetry and music, and the depth of Indian classical music. The event is dedicated to Rumi's birthday – a day when it is worth remembering him and his teachings on the inner journey. A brief introduction to the evening will reveal the subtle connection between Zoroaster and Rumi – teachers who lived at different times but expressed inner light in similar ways. In the concert, Persian classical music master Dariush Rasouli (Iran) will play the tar and ney, chant Zoroaster's mantras, and read Rumi's poems in Persian, accompanied by a translation into Lithuanian. He will be echoed by the Indian classical bansuri flute, whose colorful melodies will be performed by Adomas Šimkūnas, who has been studying and performing traditional Indian classical music for many years. The musical dialogue between Dariush Rasouli and Adomas Šimkūnas will be further enriched by the constantly sounding subtle harmony of the tampūra and Ehsan Vaseghi's percussion. We will enjoy music that preserves the forms of both Indian and Persian classical traditions, which Rumi called "the music of the heart".***About the performers:Dariush Rasouli – a Persian flute (ney) performer born in Iran, who studied at the Tehran University of Art and Music and learned from renowned Persian music masters, including Mohammad Ali Kiyaninejad and Hasan Kasai. Since 2004, he has been living in Warsaw, actively performing in Europe as a soloist and collaborating with various musicians and ensembles. Rasouli is the founder of the Persian-Polish ensemble PersoPolish, has played at numerous international festivals, recorded music for albums and films, and appeared as a soloist with various European philharmonic orchestras. Adomas Šimkūnas – an Indian classical music performer, a proponent of the bansuri flute and the Dhrupad tradition. Since 2016, he has been studying Dhrupad, the oldest vocal tradition of North Indian classical music, and continues his vocal and bansuri flute studies with Professor Pandit Ritwik Sanyal from Varanasi, one of the most renowned masters of this tradition. Adomas performs in Lithuania and abroad, and also accompanies Indian classical dance performers. Ehsan Vaseghi - has been studying Iranian music and percussion since the age of ten. His main instrument is the tombak, and he also plays the setar and oud.

Adresas: Muzikos magijos klubas, Šv. Stepono gatvė 12, Vilnius, Vilniaus m. sav., Lietuva

Kaina: nuo 20.00 €