Photos of the first female conductor to lead a Tehran Symphony Orchestra performance
Iranian conductor and composer Paniz Faryousefi conducts in the Tehran Symphony Orchestra at the Unity Hall in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
TEHRAN (AP) — Paniz Faryousefi became the first woman to conduct a performance of the Tehran Symphony Orchestra on Wednesday as the musicians played at the Unity Hall in Iran’s capital.
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Iranian conductor and composer Paniz Faryousefi conducts Tehran Symphony Orchestra at Unity Hall in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Iranian conductor and composer Paniz Faryousefi conducts Tehran Symphony Orchestra at Unity Hall in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Iranian musicians Rozhina Sadeghi, right, and Hooman Baghi play the French Horn as they rehearse prior to a performance of Tehran Symphony Orchestra at Unity Hall in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Iranian musicians Rozhina Sadeghi, right, and Hooman Baghi play the French Horn as they rehearse prior to a performance of Tehran Symphony Orchestra at Unity Hall in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Iranian musician Pedram Faryousefi plays violin in the Tehran Symphony Orchestra at the Unity Hall in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Iranian musician Pedram Faryousefi plays violin in the Tehran Symphony Orchestra at the Unity Hall in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Iranian musician Mahsima Fallahi plays the Flute as she rehearses prior to a performance of Tehran Symphony Orchestra at Unity Hall in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Iranian musician Mahsima Fallahi plays the Flute as she rehearses prior to a performance of Tehran Symphony Orchestra at Unity Hall in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Iranian conductor and composer Paniz Faryousefi, center, and members of the Tehran Symphony Orchestra stand prior to their performance at Unity Hall in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Iranian conductor and composer Paniz Faryousefi, center, and members of the Tehran Symphony Orchestra stand prior to their performance at Unity Hall in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
