Cello Unlimited Kian Soltani

• Hans Zimmer (b. 1957) & Henry Jackman (b. 1974):
• 1 Up is Down: Up is Down (From "Pirates of the Caribbean") 02:37
• Hans Zimmer, John Sponsler (b. 1965), Thomas Gire (b. 1968) & Henry Jackman:
• 2 One Day: One Day (From "Pirates of the Caribbean") 04:06
• Klaus Badelt (b. 1967) & Hans Zimmer:
• 3 Jack Sparrow: Jack Sparrow (From "Pirates of the Caribbean") 03:46
• Howard Shore (b. 1946):
• 4 Prologue: Prologue (From "The Lord of the Rings") 04:34
• 5 Minas Tirith: Minas Tirith (From "The Lord of the Rings") 02:59
• 6 Mordor and Isengard: Mordor and Isengard (From "The Lord of the Rings") 04:24
• 7 Memories of Rivendell: Memories of Rivendell (From "The Lord of the Rings") 04:30
• 8 The Final Battle: The Final Battle (From "The Lord of the Rings") 03:29
• 9 Epilogue. Into the West: Epilogue. Into the West (From "The Lord of the Rings") 04:40
• 10 Intermezzo. A Scene from the Past: Intermezzo. A Scene from the Past 03:42
• Alfred Schnittke (1934 - 1998):
• 11 Tango: Tango (From "Agony") 04:10
• John Powell (b. 1963):
• 12 Main Theme: Main Theme (From "The Bourne Identity") 03:36
• Hans Zimmer:
• 13 Chevaliers De Sangreal: Chevaliers De Sangreal (From "The Da Vinci Code") 04:05
• Tom Tykwer (b. 1965), Reinhold Heil (b. 1954) & Johnny Klimek (b. 1962):
• 14 Love and Death: Love and Death (From "Perfume") 04:25
• Kian Soltani (b. 1992):
• 15 Cello Unlimited: Cello Unlimited 05:09
• Total Runtime 01:00:12

Info for Cello Unlimited

The cellist creates a unique sound world to celebrate his passion for movie soundtracks.

“Everything you will hear on this album is made only and exclusively with my cello. The possibilities of this instrument are unlimited and infinite, and this album is a celebration of the instrument and of epic film music as well.” (Kian Soltani)

Listen to the fourth pre release track ‘Intermezzo. A Scene from the Past’ now.

Kian Soltani, cello

Kian Soltani
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, propelling him from rising star to one of the most talked about cellists performing today.

In 2020/21 Soltani has been invited to make debuts with orchestras including the Munich Philharmonic, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Furthermore, Soltani will embark on extensive orchestral touring including with the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra and Daniel Barenboim, Bolshoi Orchestra and Tugan Sokhiev, ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra and Marin Alsop, Orchestre Philharmonique de la Radio France and Myung-whun Chung and the Tonhalle Orchestra with Paavo Järvi. Recent orchestral highlights include the Vienna Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, Berlin Staatskapelle, NCPAO, Boston Symphony and Chicago Symphony Orchestras. Soltani commences a multi-year residency with Junge Wilde at Konzerthaus Dortmund from Autumn 2018.

As a recitalist, Soltani has recently performed at Carnegie Hall, Salzburg and Lucerne Festivals, Wigmore Hall and the Boulez Saal, where he will return to curate an evening of cello music in April 2021. In January 2021, Soltani will perform Beethoven trios on tour with Daniel and Michael Barenboim at venues including Paris Philharmonie, Vienna Musikverein, London Southbank Centre and Munich Philharmonie im Gasteig.

In 2017, Soltani signed an exclusive recording contract with Deutsche Grammophon and his first disc ‘Home’, comprising works for cello and piano by Schubert, Schumann and Reza Vali, was released to international acclaim in February 2018, with Gramophone describing the recording as “sublime”. His recording of the Mozart Piano Quartets with Daniel and Michael Barenboim and Yulia Deyneka was released in August 2018. In April 2019, Warner Classics released a disc of the Dvorak and Tchaikovsky Piano Trios with Lahav Shani and Renaud Capucon, recorded live at Aix Easter Festival in 2018. Soltani’s latest disc for Deutsche Grammophon was released in August 2020 and features Dvořák’s Cello Concerto with the Staatskapelle Berlin and Daniel Barenboim, amongst other works arranged by Soltani for solo and cello ensemble.

Soltani attracted worldwide attention in April 2013 as winner of the International Paulo Cello Competition in Helsinki where he was hailed by Ostinato magazine as “a soloist of the highest level among the new generation of cellists”. In February 2017 Soltani won Germany’s celebrated Leonard Bernstein Award and in December 2017, he was awarded the prestigious Credit Suisse Young Artist Award.

Born in Bregenz, Austria, in 1992 to a family of Persian musicians, Soltani began playing the cello at age four and was only twelve when he joined Ivan Monighetti’s class at the Basel Music Academy. He was chosen as an Anne-Sophie Mutter Foundation scholarship holder in 2014, and completed his further studies as a member of the Young Soloist Programme at Germany’s Kronberg Academy. He received additional important musical training at the International Music Academy in Liechtenstein.

Kian Soltani plays " The London, ex Boccherini" Antonio Stradivari cello, kindly loaned to him by a generous sponsor through the Beares International Violin Society.

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