In 2014, Maestro Mohammad Reza Shajarian visited Stanford University. In collaboration with Stanford’s Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA), he recorded a few test sessions using virtual acoustics of the Hagia Sophia. 

Recording and production of audio and video were made possible by the CCRMA team and the Icons of Sound Project.

To watch the video recording of these test sessions, please visit our YouTube channel.

Mohammad Reza Shajarian Records Singing with Hagia Sophia Acoustics

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Mohammad Reza Shajarian Records Singing with Hagia Sophia Acoustics

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