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About Sophia Kannathasan

A reliable, friendly and approachable violinist based in and around London and Leeds with a wide range of experience in different genres.

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Violinist

London

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Sophia is a 4th year violinist studying with Laura Rickard and Mira Benjamin. Sophia has played in operas, musicals and with a lot of orchestras. She currently plays with the Chineke! Junior orchestra, an orchestra created to give opportunities to established and upcoming classical musicians of Black and ethnically diverse heritage. Sophia has been performed at many prestigious venues such as the Royal Festival Hall, the Royal Albert Hall and the Barbican. Outside of classical music, Sophia also has experience performing at weddings and other events.

Sophia Kannathasan's Reviews

Sophia is a hardworking individual. Her growth mindset displays in her assertiveness, openness, and the development of her professional skills. She makes well-rounded decisions but doesn’t fail to take risks while striving towards her musical ambitions.

I have had the pleasure of working with Sophia during various school projects and events. Sophia demonstrated great leadership and a natural ability to work with other people during House Drama where we both out on adaptations of musical productions. These productions included students of all year groups and therefore demonstrated Sophia's communication and organisational skills. We also worked together during the Variety Night 2019 where I was able to observe how Sophia collaborated with her fellow musicians to create an ensemble performance which was presented to the audience of students, staff and guests. I have thoroughly enjoyed working with Sophia on multiple occasions and I am sure anyone who works with her in the future will feel the same way.

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Sophia Kannathasan's Song list

A Thousand Years- Christina Perri

All I Ask Of You – The Phantom of the opera

All of Me- John Legend

Any Dream Will Do - Joeseph

As if we never said goodbye – Sunset Boulevard

Bring Him Home

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Circle of life – The Lion King

Don't cry for me Argentina - Evita

Edelweiss – The Sound of Music

Feed the birds – Mary Poppins

I Dreamed A Dream – Les Miserables

Jurassic Park Theme – Jurassic Park

Love changes Everything – Aspects of Love

Memory - CATS

Moon River – Breakfst at Tiffany's

The Music of the Night - The Phantom of the opera

The Phantom of the Opera - The Phantom of the opera

Stars – Les Miserables

Stay Awake – Mary Poppins

The Bare Neccessities / I Wanna Be Like You – The Jungle Book

Think of Me - The Phantom of the opera

Where Is Love - Oliver

You'll Never Walk Alone - Carousel

Pop / Jazz:

A Thousand Years – Christinna Perri

Ain't Misbehavin'

Amazed - Lonestar

Annie's Song – John Denver

Budapest – George Ezra

California Dreamin' – The Mamas and the Papas

Can't take my eyes off you – Andy Williams

Closest Thing to Crazy – Katie Melua

Come fly with me – Frank Sinatra / Michael Buble

Counting Stars – One Republic

Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen

Daydream Believer – The Monkees

Dellilah – Tom Jones

Down by the Riverside

Eight Days A Week – The Beatles

Everyday – Buddy Holly

Eye of the Tiger - Survivor

Fields Of Gold - Sting

Fly me to the moon – Frank Sinatra

I Have A Dream - ABBA

I'll Stand By You – The Pretenders

Human – Rag'n'bone man

Human – The Killers

I Don't Want to Miss a Thing - Aerosmith

I just called to say I love you – Stevie Wonder

I wanna hold your hand – The Beatles

I'm A Believer- The Monkees

Isn't she lovely – Stevie Wonder

Livin' on a Prayer – Bon Jovi

Make you feel my love - Adele

Money, Money, Money - ABBA

My Heart Will Go On – Celine Dion

My Way – Frank Sinatra

Never Gonna Give You Up – Rick Astley

Next To Me – Emeli Sande

Perfect – Ed Sheeran

Pick a Bale of Cotton – Derek Ryan

The Power of Love – Gabrielle Aplin

Que Sera Sera – Doris Day

Rather Be – Clean Bandit

Rhinestone Cowboy – Glenn Cambell

Rockin' all over the World – Status Quo

Sacrifice – Elton John

Strawberry Fields Forever – The Beatles

Stayin' Alive – Bee Gees

Suspicious Minds – Elvis Presley

Sway – Michael Buble

Take Me Home Country Roads – John Denver

That's My Goal – Shayne Ward

Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran

We'll Meet Again – Vera Lynn

What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong

White Cliffs of Dover - Vera Lynn

The Wonder of You - Elvis Presley

You were Always on my Mind - Elvis Presley

Classical / Opera:

The Blue Daube

Pachabel's Canon

Toreador's Song

Radetsky March

The Swan

Nessun Dorma

Palladio

Panis Angelicus

Meditation

Sophia Kannathasan's Prices

Note: prices may vary based on travel distance. For an exact quote, click “Check availability”.

Duration	Price
Short performance (up to 15 min)	£120
Up to 1 hour	£170
Up to 2 hours	£200
Up to 3 hours	£250

Drinks reception

Two performances of up to 45 mins each during your drinks reception

£190

Wedding ceremony + Drinks reception + Dinner

- Music before the service begins, music during the signing of the register, and music as guests leave. - 2 x 45 min performances at the drinks reception. - 2 x 45 min performances as dinner is being served.

£300

Customer questions

What do your clients love most about your performances?

Clients remember me for being friendly, reliable and professional. I am also remembered for my passionate performances, I will give a lot of emotion in whatever music I play.

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

I have performed at the Royal Albert Hall, the Barbican and the Royal Festival Hall. I have also performed in Leeds Town Hall and other various theatres, churches and concert halls around the country,

What if my timings change after I've booked you?

I will always try to accommodate as much as I can. If anything about the event changes, please contact me and if possible, I can accommodate to those changes.

How much time do you need to set up?

I will usually set up about an hour before the performance time.

Can I pick the pieces you play from the set list?

My set list is created from previous performances, but I am definitely happy to discuss what your needs are to make the event as successful as possible!

Do you bring all the equipment you need to perform?

Yes, I bring my own equipment to play acoustically. If for whatever, reason I needed to be amped (ie. a microphone) up that would need to be provided.

Can you learn specific pieces before the event?

If a song isn't on my set list already there could still be a chance that I know it. If there is a special song you'd like me to learn I am happy to do that for you.

Musicianship

Genres:

Pop, Christmas, Contemporary Christian, Military, Traditional church music, Classical, Baroque, Classical crossover, Fanfare, Early music, Contemporary classical, Film / TV music, Opera, Musical theatre, Renaissance, 1960s era music, 1970s era music, 1980s era music, 1990s era music, Folk, Traditional English folk, Traditional Scottish folk, Ragtime, Swing, Easy listening, Light music, Acoustic, Ambient pop, Americana, Disco, Funk rock, Motown, R&B, Soul, Top 40, Tribute, World music

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Instruments:

Violin

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Event types:

Concert, Wedding, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Recording session, Charity event, Corporate event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Theatre / Show, Burns night, Birthday party, Christmas party

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Other skills:

Transcription, Accompanist, Fluent sight-reader, Instrumental teaching, Theory teaching

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