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Kian Soltani

Dvorak Cello Concerto, Staat Berlin, Barenboim

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1 Dvorak: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 / Allegro  
2 Adagio ma non troppo  
3 Finale. Allegro moderato  
4 Four Songs, Op. 82: No. 1, ?Leave Me Alone?  
5 Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 - Largo  
6 Songs My Mother Taught Me, Op. 55 No. 4  
7 Romantic piece, Op. 75, No. 1  
8 Waldesruhe (Silent woods) for cello and orchestra, Op. 68 No. 5  
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Praised by The Washington Post for playing with "an easy warmth, drawing the orchestra after him like a halo around a candle flame," cellist Kian Soltani follows his DG debut album, Home, with a Dvorák album centered on the famous cello concerto. Featuring Maestro Daniel Barenboim and the Staatskapelle Berlin, the concerto is paired with five arrangements of beloved Dvorák pieces, three of which Soltani arranged himself.

  • Kian Soltani joins faculty at Vienna's 'University of Music and Performing Arts' / THE VIOLIN CHANNEL
    Posted At: August 30, 2023 12:00 AM
    Hailed by The Times as a “remarkable cellist” and described by Gramophone as “sheer perfection”, Kian Soltani’s playing is characterised by a depth of expression, sense of individuality and technical mastery, alongside a charismatic stage presence and ability to create an immediate emotional connection with his audience. He is now invited by the world’s leading orchestras, conductors and recital promoters, ...
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  • Kian Soltani plays some terrific Dvorak / ClassicsToday
    Posted At: November 18, 2020 12:00 AM

    There have been so many recordings of Dvořák's Cello Concerto that it's difficult to work up much enthusiasm for yet another one. However, as I always say, a great performance is its own justification, no doubt about it, this is a great performance. Kian Soltani plays the piece vigorously, first and foremost. Even the more lyrical passages, such as the second subject of the first movement, th...
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  • What a tone Kian Soltani produces on his 'Dvorak Cello Concerto' with Staatskapelle Berlin under Barenboim / theWholeNote
    Posted At: October 2, 2020 12:00 AM

    Kian Soltani is the soloist in the Dvořák Cello Concerto with Daniel Barenboim conducting the Staatskapelle Berlin in a performance recorded live in concert at the Berlin Philharmonie in October 2018 (Deutsche Grammophon 00028948360901 kiansoltani.com/discography). Barenboim has been general music director of the orchestra since 1992, and the lengthy but lovely orchestral start to the con...
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  • Kian Soltani - Dvorak Cello Concerto, Staat Berlin, Barenboim is the WFMT: Featured New Release
    Posted At: August 17, 2020 12:00 AM

    Praised by The Washington Post for playing with "an easy warmth, drawing the orchestra after him like a halo around a candle flame," cellist Kian Soltani follows his debut album, Home, with an album of works by Antonín Dvořák, centered on the famous Cello Concerto. Featuring conductor Daniel Barenboim and the Berlin Staatskapelle, the concerto is paired with five arrangements of belove...
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  • Meet VC Artist - Kian Soltani
    Posted At: August 25, 2018 12:00 AM

    VC Artist Kian Soltani has in recent years firmly established an international reputation as one of the new generation's most prodigious young concert artists. The 26 year old Persian-Austrian cello virtuoso has in recent years been praised for his technical mastery and profound, mature conviction. Soltani recently toured as the featured soloist with the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, performing S...
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  • Kian Soltani - Home is the WFMT: Featured New Release
    Posted At: March 8, 2018 12:00 AM

    A protegé of Anne-Sophie Mutter and Daniel Barenboim, 25-year-old cellist Kian Soltani releases his debut DG album performed with pianist Aaron Pilsan, Home. Reflecting his Austrian and Persian roots, Home features Schubert's Sonata in A Minor (Arpeggione) and Schumann's "Du bist wie eine Blume," as well as world premiere recordings of Iranian composer Reza Vali's&n...
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