Kian soltani biography channels
Austrian-Iranian cellist Kian Soltani was born in Bregenz and was selected for the class of Ivan Monighetti at the Basel Music Academy at just twelve years old.
Year-old Persian-Austrian cello virtuoso Kian Soltani has in recent years firmly established an international reputation as one of the new generation's most..
Kian Soltani
Austrian-Iranian cellist (born )
Kian Soltani (Persian: کیان سلطانی; born 3 June ) 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 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 – season.
Awards and competitions
Soltani was awarded the Lucerne Festival's Credit Suisse Young Artist Award[3] and the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival'