Kian Soltani | |
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کیان سلطانی | |
Born | 3 June 1992 Bregenz, Austria | (age 32)
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.