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Kian Soltani & Friends

CELLOFEST
Wed 6 Nov 22:00 - 23:00
BIMHUIS
Past event
Wed 6 Nov
22:00 - 23:00
Past event

Traditional and modern Persian sounds

Credits

Kian Soltani cello
Naghib Shanbehzadeh percussion
Hossein Behroozinia oud

We already encountered Kian Soltani’s non-classical side in 2020 during his performance at CELLOFEST with the Rembrandt Trio and Kayhan Kalhor, the Iranian master of Kamancheh. For this performance Kian is also bringing Persian friends: percussionist Naghib Shanbehzadeh and oud player Hossein Behroozinia. Traditional Persian sounds of one of the world’s most famous oud players alternate with the more modern improvisations of show man Shanbehzadeh. Add Kian Soltani to the mix and it’s bound to be an evening not to forget.

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Biënnale in pictures: day 7

Biënnale in pictures: day 7 Woensdag November 6th 2024 ©Simon van Boxtel, Foppe Schut, Jelle Verhoeks Programma
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Kian Soltani

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.
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Naghib Shanbehzadeh

Young skilled percussionist, Naghib Shanbehzadeh began playing music in Boushehr and Kish with his father at the age of 3 years old. He learnt traditional percussions from the south of Iran (Dammâm, Doholgap, Pipè, Kesser, Tempo) and classical ones (Zarb). Since the age of 10, he plays concerts with famous musicians as Billy Cobham, Manu Codja or Matthieu Donarier. Now, he studies occidental percussions at the Conservatoire de Créteil.
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Hossein Behroozinia

Hossein Behroozinia (Tehran, 1962) is a well-known barbat and oud player. Both these instruments are considered predecessors of the lute, although microtonality did not allow for the use of frets. Behroozinia studied oud with Mansour Nariman at the Conservatory of Tehran and went on to become the Music Director of the Ensemble Khaleghi. Behroozinia distinguishes himself through his virtuosity and his deep knowledge of Persian classical music as well as his country’s folklore.
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