Kian Soltani

Cello

Kian Soltani (Bregenz, Austria, 1992) was born into a family of Persian musicians and started playing the cello when he was four years old. When he was twelve years old, he was accepted into the class of Ivan Monighetti at the Musik-Akademie in Basel. In 2014, he received a scholarship from the Anne-Sophie Mutter Foundation, which allowed him to continue his studies within the Young Soloist Programme at the Kronberg Academy in Germany. Kian has won various competitions: the Karl Davidoff Competition in Latvia, the Antonio Janigro Competition in Croatia, and the Paolo Competition in Finland. 

In January 2018, he released his debut album under Deutsche Grammophon, where he is contracted exclusively, and in 2020 he released his album containing Dvořák’s Cello Concerto with Staatskapelle Berlin conducted by Daniel Barenboim. In 2021, he released his album Cello Unlimited, with compositions by Hans Zimmer and himself.

Kian Soltani plays the ‘London’ Stradivarius 1694 cello (ex-Boccherini), which was made available to him on loan by the J & A Beare International Violin Society.

Plays in

  • Kian Soltani's Cello Unlimited

    Kian Soltani, Alexander Warenberg, Stefano Bruno, Isaac Lottman, Florianne Remme, Emma van Schadewijk, Geneviève Verhage, Kalle de Bie
    Sat 2 Nov 23:30 - 00:45
    Compelling film music from Hollywood blockbusters
    Main Hall
    Sat 2 Nov
    23:30 - 00:45
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  • Kian Soltani

    Masterclass
    Mon 4 Nov 10:15 - 12:00
    BIMHUIS
    Mon 4 Nov
    10:15 - 12:00
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  • Borderless Sounds

    Ketevan Roinishvili, Kian Soltani, Nicolas Altstaedt, Amsterdam Sinfonietta
    Wed 6 Nov 20:15 - 22:15
    Music from Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Turkey
    Main Hall
    Wed 6 Nov
    20:15 - 22:15
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  • Kian Soltani & Friends

    CELLOFEST
    Wed 6 Nov 22:00 - 23:00
    Traditional and modern Persian sounds
    BIMHUIS
    Wed 6 Nov
    22:00 - 23:00
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  • Kian Soltani

    Bach & Breakfast
    Sat 9 Nov 09:30 - 10:00
    Start the day with a Cello Suite by Bach
    Main Hall
    Sat 9 Nov
    09:30 - 10:00
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  • Residentie Orkest

    Gary Hoffman, Kian Soltani
    Sun 10 Nov 15:00 - 16:15
    Schelomo and the peak of the ninth Cello Biënnale
    Main Hall
    Sun 10 Nov
    15:00 - 16:15
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