National Iranian Chamber Orchestra plays Vivaldi's Concerto Grosso Op.3 No.8 with Emil Tchakarov

Concerto Grosso Op.3 no8 in A
Performed by National Iranian Chamber Orchestra /1978
Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
Conductor: Emil Tchakarov
ارکستر مجلسی رادیو تلویزیون ملی ایران
آنتونیو ویوالدی
رهبر : امیل تاچاکروف
The National Iranian Radio Television chamber orchestra was formed in 1967. Its inaugural concert took place on the first night of the Shiraz-Persepolis Festival of arts, in the presence of HIM the Shahbanou, with Yehudi Menuhin as soloist, and Vahe Kojayan, conductor. It performed regularly in Iran's main cities and appeared in international festivals in Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Moscow, Leningrad, Bulgaria, Romania, and Poland. Warmly acclaimed at home and abroad, it received reviews such as the one by Henry Louis de la Grange in MUSIC AND MUSICIANS: "high level of excellence...refinement...polish".

Emil Tchakarov, born in 1948 in Bourgas, Bulgaria, was a rising star in the 1970's and 1980's. In 1971 he received the third prize in the Herbert von Karajan Second International Competition of Conductors, in Berlin, and in 1972 he receives the second prize with his Bulgarian Youth Chamber Orchestra, in the Herbert von Karajan Second International Youth Orchestra Competition. Karajan was impressed by Tchakarov's brilliant musical memory and purposeful nature. He went on building a brilliant career with many collaborations with great names, until his early death in 1991.

In 1978, the NIRT chamber orchestra and Tchakarov made a truly world-class recording of baroque pieces. A "volume II" was supposed to follow, but of course plans were cancelled after the tragic events of 1979. The now ultra-rare double LP album features photos of Tchakarov and the orchestra in front of the Peacock Throne in the Golestan Palace in Tehran in its sleeve.
Here, I have uploaded a sample, the first track of the first record: part one (Allegro) of Vivaldi's concerto grosso opus 3 no8 in A minor.