| Dastan ensemble and homayoun shajarian were given the award of the german music critics |
![]() Dastan ensemble and homayoun shajarian were given the award of the german music critics for their first recording for celestial harmonies which was issued in april of 2009, a co-production with berlin radio station RBB. the award is the only meaningful and prestigious award in germany that is given for artistic quality alone, with no regard to commercial aspects at all. a large number of german music critics, reviewers and radio/ television programmers are members of the juries in the various categories which include many different kinds and styles of music. the selection procedure cannot be influenced from the outside, and the entire process has a flawless reputation for sincerity and honesty, reflecting the judgment of many highly experienced professionals. it has been a great honor for about four decades now to receive this award. in the history of dastan's recording company celestial harmonies it is the sixth award to be given in company history, ranging from german/austrian classical music to world music. http://schallplattenkritik.de |