“I Want My Music to Carry a Message of Iranian Unity, World Peace,” says Conductor Paniz Faryousefi

In November 2025 (Aban 1404), violinist and conductor Paniz Faryousefi took the podium at Vahdat Hall to lead the Tehran Symphony Orchestra. With this performance, she became the first woman to officially conduct the orchestra since the Islamic Revolution, marking a landmark moment in Iran's musical history.

Faryousefi's appointment and performances took place amid a period of national grief and upheaval over the preceding year, characterized by the sources as stemming from US and Israeli aggression. In response, the conductor has utilized her music to articulate collective sorrow while promoting themes of Iranian unity, world peace, hope, and solidarity.