Sophie began learning the violin and performing at the age of three and has since performed solos, recitals and chamber music throughout New Zealand, the United Kingdom and in her current city of Bloomington, Indiana in America.  She has performed solos with the National Secondary Schools Symphony Orchestra and a number of times with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. In 2004 and 2005 she won the Carl & Alberta Rosenfeldt Prize in Chamber Music at Auckland University and was involved in a nation-wide tour with a number of New Zealand’s top musicians and dancers in a collaborative show called New Visions/05 performing works by Vivaldi, Shostakovich and Psathas. In 2006 she was a finalist in both the Rotorua Unison Concerto Competition and the New Zealand School of Music Concerto Competition. This year she was the winner of the North Harbour Club AIMES Award for musical excellence and was in turn given the opportunity to return to New Zealand to perform at the awards ceremony.

Sophie completed her Bachelor of Music in violin performance at Auckland University in 2005 and an Honors Degree with first class at the New Zealand School of Music in 2006 under the tutelage of Douglas Beilman and the New Zealand String Quartet.  On scholarship as a member of the Graduate Quartet in Residence “The Antipodes Quartet” she played concerts throughout Wellington, performing for the likes of US and Canadian ambassadors and went on to win the Inaugural Pettman/Royal Overseas League Arts International Scholarship. This scholarship gave the quartet the opportunity to perform a number of concerts in England and Scotland including performances at St Andrews on Piccadilly, St Martin in the Fields and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

When in New Zealand, Sophie plays with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, the Auckland Chamber Orchestra and the Dunedin Southern Symphony, has been employed by the New Zealand Composers Workshop to premier new music compositions and enjoys experimenting with a variety of music outside of the classical genre playing in jazz, pop and country ensembles.

Sophie has been studying on scholarship with Professor Mark Kaplan at the Jacobs School of Music in Indiana, and after having completed her Masters Degree in 2009 went on to pursue a Doctorate in violin performance.  While at IU, Sophie has also had the opportunity to work with renown artists such as: Alan de Verich,  Eric Kim and Joshua Bell.

Currently, Sophie is a contracted member of the Richmond Symphony Orchestra, with the Jacobs School of Music Conductors Orchestra and plays occasionally as a guest with the Jacobs School of Music New Music Ensemble.