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Sophie Kiening

Sophie Kiening

  • Edition of the Academy: 2026
  • Country: Germany
  • Instrument: Viola
  • Age during Academy: 24
  • Last or current school: Chamber music studies in Frankfurt

Sophie Kiening is a German violist based in Frankfurt am Main. She studied with renowned musicians including Tabea Zimmermann, German Tcakulov, Pauline Sachse, and Jean Sulem, and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in chamber music under the guidance of Tabea Zimmermann.

She has received additional artistic inspiration from Prof. Sào Soulez Larivière, Prof. Simone von Rahden, and Prof. Roland Glassl. A multiple first-prize winner at the Bundeswettbewerb Jugend Musiziert, Sophie was awarded the Deutschlandstipendium by the Hochschule für Musik “Hanns Eisler” Berlin for three consecutive years. She subsequently received scholarships from the Hans and Eugenia Jütting Foundation and the Rotary Club Siena, as well as first prize at the XV International Szymon Goldberg Competition in 2024.

In 2025, she was awarded a scholarship at the Deutscher Musikwettbewerb, where she was also admitted to the concert promotion program and received a special prize from the Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben.

Sophie has a particular passion for exploring unconventional chamber music formations and discovering lesser-known repertoire. Recent engagements include performances at the Con Spirito Festival Leipzig (2025), the Schwetzinger SWR Festspiele in a viola quartet alongside Tabea Zimmermann, Jelena Antić, and Arcan İsenkul, participation in Sol Gabetta’s CD production “Lise Christiani” with Cappella Gabetta, and a string sextet performance at Musique à Flaine.

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