Soloists

Award-winning violinist Sofia studies with So-Ock Kim at the Royal Academy of Music as an undergraduate full scholar starting this September. Her accolades include prizes at the Bromsgrove Young Musician and Haslemere International String Competition (UK), Piccolo Magico and Postacchini (Italy), Lipinski-Wieniawski (Poland) and the “Nutcracker” (Russia). Sofia has performed as a soloist across the UK, Europe and Canada, and drawn inspiration from masterclasses at IMS Prussia Cove and Kronberg Academy. She is funded by Wayne Sleep Foundation, Drake Calleja and Albert Cooper Trusts. Sofia is also supported by J&A Beare Charitable Trust, including a loan of a Vuillaume violin through a generous patron.