Sophia Kannathasan made her BBC Proms debut as a member of Chineke! Orchestra, aged just 21. She enjoys regular solo, chamber and orchestra performances in venues including Konzerthaus Berlin, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, the Barbican, and the National Concert Hall in Dublin. She is currently in her second year of her Masters at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, studying with Krzysztof Smietana. She is also the recipient of the The Ruth Wright Memorial Award. She is also incredibly grateful to The Craxton Memorial Trust, The Zenith Fund and The Wavendon Foundation for supporting her studies.

Sophia has a growing reputation as a freelance orchestral musician, with recent performance engagements with the Chineke! Orchestra and Brixton Chamber Orchestra. Sophia is proud to have been the solo violinist in the world premiere of HER DAY, an all-female opera, commissioned for Coventry UK City of Culture. She was also the violinist in the Promise opera by Danny Saleeb, which was composed to encourage its audience to come together to take personal and collective action on the climate crisis.

Sophia connects with openness and honesty, which shine through her music making. Her candid approach to sharing the daily reality of practice and performance - chiefly on Instagram - has fostered a supportive community for fellow musicians. Sophia has been a featured guest on the Things Musicians Don’t Talk About podcast as part of their injury awareness week, and will star in a soon-to-be released episode of podcast B4 The Stage, where she will speak about practice schedules, diversity in classical music and imposter syndrome.