Kian Soltani
Kian Soltani (born 3 June 1992) is an Austrian-Iranian cellist, born in Bregenz to a family of Iranian musicians. He has held the post of principal cellist in Daniel Barenboim's West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, where he came to prominence performing Beethoven's Triple Concerto on the orchestra's 2015 tour. He began playing the cello at the age of four and, at age 12 he began his studies with Ivan Monighetti at the Basel Music Academy.
Kian Soltani
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- Name
- Kian Soltani
- Born
- 3 June 1992
- Birthplace
- Bregenz, Austria
- Occupation
- Cellist
- Nationality
- Austria
- Fields
- classical music
- Languages
- German
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Kian Soltani (born 3 June 1992) is an Austrian-Iranian cellist, born in Bregenz to a family of Iranian musicians. He has held the post of principal cellist in Daniel Barenboim's West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, where he came to prominence performing Beethoven's Triple Concerto on the orchestra's 2015 tour. He began playing the cello at the age of four and, at age 12 he began his studies with Ivan Monighetti at the Basel Music Academy.
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He completed his studies as a member of the Young Soloist Programme at the Kronberg Academy in Germany, and the International Music Academy in Liechtenstein. For the 2018–2019 season, he was Artist-in-Residence at the Residentie Orchestra in The Hague.
January 31, 2022 Vasily Petrenko, conductor Photo by Steven Pisano
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January 31, 2022 Vasily Petrenko, conductor Photo by Steven Pisano
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• Name — Kian Soltani • Native Name — کیان سلطانی • Born — 3 June 1992 • Birthplace — Bregenz, Austria • Citizenship — Austrian • Occupation — Cellist • Parents — Farzaneh Navai • Website — http: www.kiansoltani.com
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Soltani signed an exclusive recording contract with Deutsche Grammophon/Universal Classics in 2017. His debut album Home was released in February 2018, and pairs works by Schubert and Schumann with folk song settings by Reza Vali and Soltani himself. He also accompanied Austrian-Iranian guitarist Mahan Mirarab on his 2026 album Unspoken. *
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Soltani was awarded the Lucerne Festival's 2017 Credit Suisse Young Artist Award and the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival's 2017 Leonard Bernstein Award. He received the Luitpold Prize (German: Luitpoldpreis) of the Festival Kissinger Sommer in 2014. In 2013, he won the first prize at the Paulo Cello Competition in Helsinki, Finland. He has also won the first prize in the Karl Davidoff International Cello Competition in Latvia and the International Cello Competition 'Antonio Janigro' in Croatia, and became a member of the Anne-Sophie Mutter Foundation in 2014.
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- 1.The bar was set high for Austrian cellist Kian Soltani, and his latest recital delivered, The Washington Post, 23 January 2020
- 2.Alumni Page on Kronberg Academy Website.
- 3.Kian Soltani wins $75,000 Credit Suisse Young Artist Award. The Strad. 13 December 2017.
- 4.Cellist Kian Soltani signs with Deutsche Grammophon. The Strad. 21 July 2017.
- 5.Kian Soltani triumphs at the International Paulo Cello Competition in Finland. 27 April 2013.
- 6.Cellist Kian Soltani wins Leonard Bernstein Award 2017. 6 February 2017.
- 7.Kian Soltani: Home. 1 June 2018.
- 8.Katharina Osztovics. Mahan Mirarab über sein Album "Unspoken". oe1.orf.at. OE 1 Austrian public radio. 2026-06-13.
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