Rome, Accademia Filarmonica Romana: SvelataMENTE: a love elegy for Iranian women

Sala Casella  Friday, June 26, 2026, at 8:00 PM Leila Shirvani, cello Sara Shirvani, piano Barbara Amodio, narrator Music by Rachmaninoff, Griguoli/Hossein, Sollima, Tchaikovsky, Satie, Shirvani Sisters, and Farsad Sergei Rachmaninoff: Oriental Dance, Op. 2, No. 2 Carlo Maria Griguoli/Aminollah Hossein: Caravan Father Komitas/Giovanni Sollima/Krunk Pyot Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Nocturne in D minor, Op. 19, No. […]

Castel San Pietro (Poggio Mirteto): The Shirvani Sisters – Chamber Music Duo Concert

The concert program offered by Leila and Sara Shirvani, cello and piano, sisters of Persian origin, ranges from the great classics of cello and piano literature—Beethoven, Brahms, Paganini—to pieces adapted and reworked from the Persian tradition, taken from their Persepolis project. Also known for their active political and environmental commitment, their characteristic feeling, virtuosity, and […]

Montasola: We did it! The Eco Academy stage has arrived!

Incredible but true, sometimes when you truly believe, dreams come true. Thanks to those who trusted us from the very beginning, to our family, to Silvio Acati, Giuseppe Schiavello, Bettina and Thomas Douglas, and to all the people who supported us with gestures both large and small. Thanks to Francesco Petruccioli, Alessandro Battella, Enrico, Luciano, […]

Bolzano, Hall of Representatives: Iranian Women’s Culture Today

A public meeting on contemporary Iranian women’s culture including artistic expressions, rights and daily challenges with Pegah Moshir Pour (writer and activist), Leila Shirvani (cellist), and in conjunction with Kiana Rahmani, co-president of the Narges Mohammadi Foundation.