Kian Soltani | |
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| کیان سلطانی | |
.jpg) Soltani plays the Cello Concerto of Edward Elgar with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, January 2022 | |
| Born | 3 June 1992 (age 32) Bregenz, Austria |
| Citizenship | Austrian |
| Occupation | Cellist |
| Parent | Farzaneh Navai |
| Website | www |
Kian Soltani (Persian: کیان سلطانی; born 3 June 1992) is an Austrian-Iranian cellist,[1] born in Bregenz to a family of Iranian musicians.[2] He has held the post of principal cellist in Daniel Barenboim's West-Eastern Divan Orchestra,[3] where he came to prominence performing Beethoven's Triple Concerto on the orchestra's 2015 tour.[4]
He began playing the cello at the age of four and, at age 12 he began his studies with Ivan Monighetti at Basel Music Academy.[2] He completed his studies as a member of the Young Soloist Programme at the Kronberg Academy in Taunus,[2] Germany, and the International Music Academy in Liechtenstein. He is currently artist in residence at the Residentie Orchestra in The Hague for the 2018–2019 season.
- ^ The bar was set high for Austrian cellist Kian Soltani, and his latest recital delivered, Washington Post, 23 January 2020
- ^ a b c "Alumni Page on Kronberg Academy Website". Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Kian Soltani wins $75,000 Credit Suisse Young Artist Award". The Strad. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Cellist Kian Soltani signs with Deutsche Grammophon". The Strad. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.