Heartbreaking Video Shows Iranian Man Playing Musical Instrument Surrounded By Ruins Of His School

Last Updated:April 08, 2026, 21:41 IST

Sitting inside the shattered remains of a bombed music school, the man plays his musical instrument as destruction surrounds him.

Amid ongoing attacks on Iran, a musician chose to respond in a quiet but powerful way. Hamidreza Afarideh, a composer and kamancheh player, sat inside the remains of his destroyed music school and said, “I wanted the last sound that remains here to be music, not bombs and missiles."

The clip shows Hamidreza Afarideh sitting calmly in what is left of his music school. The building around him is badly damaged. The roof is partly broken, wires are hanging down, and pieces of concrete and debris are scattered all over the floor. Sunlight enters through broken walls and windows, making the destruction even more visible.

In the middle of all this, Afarideh sits on the ground holding his kamancheh, a traditional string instrument. Despite the surroundings, he appears composed and focused. The surrounding shows clear signs of damage caused by recent attacks, with no sign of normal activity left in the space.

The video was shared on X (formerly Twitter) by Iranian journalist and writer Alireza Akbari. Along with the clip, he wrote, “Hamidreza Afrideh, a composer and kamancheh player, sits on the ruins of his music school and says: “I wanted the last sound that remains here to be music, not bombs and missiles.""

The short clip shows the contrast between destruction and music. While everything around him looks broken, Afarideh continues to sit with his instrument, choosing music in a place where silence or chaos could have taken over.

Since being shared, the video has received over 3 lakh views and many reactions. People from different places expressed their thoughts on what they saw.

A user wrote, “So powerful. Even in ruins, he chose creation over destruction. Music outlives war, and beauty refuses to be silenced. May Allah bless him and all who keep humanity alive through art."

Another commented, “This is the beautiful Iranian soul. Iran has contributed so much to our world in music, science and mathematics, art, poetry, and much more."

“Blessings on you, Akbari, for being truly human, for holding on to beauty, in spite of the ugliness all around. Blessings and love," a person said.

“I can’t believe all the schools and institutions that have been destroyed. Heartbreaking," someone added.

A few days earlier, another similar moment was shared online. For the second day in a row, on April 7, Iranian composer Ali Ghamsari performed near the Damavand Power Plant, located east of Tehran.

Sitting on a traditional mat and playing the tar, a Persian instrument, he performed a piece called ‘Vatan’ (Homeland). His performance also drew attention, with many seeing it as a quiet stand through music during difficult times.

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