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Cello Unlimited

KIAN SOLTANI & FRIENDS

Kian Soltani
Kian Soltani ©DR
Monday 8 September 2025
20:00
Fairmont Le Montreux Palace / Petit Palais, Montreux
Zimmer / Shore / Soltani / Schnittke / Powell / Tykwer / Heil / Klimek

Cellist Kian Soltani, hailed by the media as “pure perfection”, is joined by seven fellow cello virtuosos to pay a rousing tribute to the greatest Hollywood film scores. From Pirates of the Caribbean to The Lord of the Rings, he reinterprets these masterpieces with passion, injecting his own compositions into the mix. An immersive performance where the cello’s power melds with scenes from the films, transporting the audience into the magical world of cinema.

Hans Zimmer (*1957)
Pirates of the Caribbean
Howard Shore (*1946)
The Lord of the Rings
Kian Soltani (*1992)
Intermezzo. A scene from the past
Alfred Schnittke (1934–1998)
Tango (from the soundtrack to the film Rasputin by Elem Klimov)
John Powell (*1963)
The Bourne Identity
Hans Zimmer (*1957)
The Da Vinci Code
Tom Tykwer (*1965), Reinhold Heil (*1954), Johnny Klimek (*1962)
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Kian Soltani (*1992)
Cello Unlimited

PRICES (CHF)
Cat. A: 69.– | Cat. B: 59.–
Young audience/Students/Apprentices: 10.–

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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 the 24/25 season, Kian Soltani makes several returns including with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and Lahav Shani, the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Cello Biënnale in Amsterdam and Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; he will make his debut with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and will be artist-in-residence at Fränkischer Sommer Festival. As a recitalist, he will join forces once again with Benjamin Grosvenor, Hyeyoon Park, and Timothy Ridout for a quartet tour and will also embark on several trio concerts with Renaud Capuçon and Mao Fujita across the season. In celebration of the Vienna Symphony’s 125th anniversary, he will tour Austria with the orchestra, performing the world premiere of Marcus Nigsch’s concerto written for him. He will also tour with the Amsterdam Sinfonietta in Asia as well as with the Konzerthausorchester Berlin across Europe.


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