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Sophie Nickel is an Australian violist. After completing her bachelor's degree in Sydney, she moved to Germany in 2021 to pursue a master's degree in Hanover with Professor Volker Jacobsen. Nickel has participated in many international concerts and festivals, including master classes with Heinrich Koll, Thomas Riebl and Daniel Foster. She has been principal violist in many orchestras and chamber music ensembles, including Ensemble Apex in Sydney and Ensemble Lärmkulisse in Hanover. She currently lives in Cologne, where she has recently become an academy student with the WDR Symphony Orchestra.