Kian Soltani

Kian Soltani (; born 3 June 1992) is an Austrian-Iranian cellist, born in Bregenz to a family of Iranian musicians. He has held the post of principal cellist in Daniel Barenboim's West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, where he came to prominence performing Beethoven's Triple Concerto on the orchestra's 2015 tour.

He began playing the cello at the age of four and, at age 12 he began his studies with Ivan Monighetti at the Basel Music Academy. He completed his studies as a member of the Young Soloist Programme at the Kronberg Academy in Germany, and became a member of the Anne-Sophie Mutter Foundation in 2014.

Selected recordings Soltani signed an exclusive recording contract with Deutsche Grammophon/Universal Classics in 2017. He also accompanied Austrian-Iranian guitarist Mahan Mirarab on his 2026 album Unspoken.