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, as well as masterclasses with Heinrich Koll, Thomas Riebl and Daniel Foster. She has played as solo violist in many orchestras and chamber music ensembles, including Ensemble Apex in Sydney and Ensemble Geräuschkulisse in Hanover. She currently lives in Cologne, where she recently became an academist with the WDR Symphony Orchestra.