Kian Soltani
Photo:Alexander Mohr
The jury of the 4th International Paulo Cello Competition has awarded the first prize to Kian Soltani, Austria. Kian Soltani was born in 1992 in Bregenz, to a Persian family of musicians and received his first cello lessons at the age of four years. He is a winner of many international competitions, including the ‘Carl Davidoff’ and the ‘Antonio Janigro’.
The other prizes are:
II Prize (ex aequo)
Pablo Ferrández Castro, Spain; Aurélien Pascal, France
III Prize
Alexander Ramm, Russia, Lithuania
IV Prize (ex aequo)
Norbert Anger, Germany; Janina Ruh, Germany
Two special awards were also awarded.
Special Award for the best performance of Krzysztof Penderecki’s Preludio
Lukas Stasevskij, Finland
Special Award for being the most promising young talent of the competition
Jonathan Roozeman, Finland
The diploma of the Shadow Jury:
Kian Soltani
The International Paulo Cello Competition was held from 16 to 27 April 2013 in five different cities in Finland. Altogether 24 young cellists representing 11 nationalities took part to the competition. According to the jury the level of the competition was exceptionally high.
