Kian Soltani & Benjamin Grosvenor

Franz Schubert
Sonata for Arpeggione and Piano in A minor D 821, Arrangement for Cello

Frangiz Ali-Zadeh
Habil-Sayagi for Cello and Prepared Piano

Errollyn Wallen
Dervish for Cello and Piano

César Franck
Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, Arrangement for Cello

Cellist Kian Soltani likes to explore different sides of his instrument, and his latest program offers no fewer than four opportunities to do so: Joined by pianist Benjamin Grosvenor, he performs two famous sonatas by César Franck and Franz Schubert that were originally written for other instruments. These two works frame Franghiz Ali-­Zadeh’s Habil-Sayagi, which was inspired by the improvisations of renowned Azerbaijani kamancheh virtuoso Habil Aliyev, and an instrumental sufi dance by British composer Errollyn Wallen, recently named Master of the King’s Music by King Charles III.