Violinist, singer and songwriter Sophie Serafino is a pioneer in the music industry. Violinists are meant to have a certain sound, they’re meant to look a certain way, and they most certainly stick to similar genre. Well, that’s what we’re used to.
Sophie Serafino is a violinist, also a singer and songwriter, with a unique blend of pop music. The style evolved after years of experimentation with many musical genres, has been described as entirely unique. Sophie mixes world music and impressionistic sounds with funk, dance and classically inspired strings. Sophie has travelled with her own original act to London, Amsterdam, Paris, Rome, Istanbul, Casablanca, Manama Bahrain, Delhi and Los Angeles
Sophie performs her original material with her 5 piece band, and loves to experiment with the classics and improvising with house DJs or performing house mixes of her music.
Sophie has spent 2007 writing and performing all over the world and completing the third year of her degree at the Sydney Conservatorium as a violin performance major. In January Sophie performed in London and Paris. In March, Sophie performed in Los Angeles. In April, Sophie was back performing in London and Paris. Sophie was resident artist at 360 Istanbul in November and December 2007, and also performed in London, Rome and Casablanca before Christmas. A new album is on the way, so keep an eye on Sophie Serafino. This fiddler is on the move.
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS 2007:
Halfmoon Putney, London UNITED KINGDOM
Gala event for the Australia High Commission, London UNITED KINGDOM
Le Mandalaray, Paris FRANCE
French Tuesdays, Los Angeles USA
Madison, Los Angeles USA
Ruby Rabbit in aid of the Bobby Goldsmith Foundation, Sydney AUSTRALIA
The Cronulla Jazz Festival, Sydney AUSTRALIA
June in Paris Festival, Paris FRANCE
Six Seven Club, Paris FRANCE
The Supperclub, Rome, ITALY
360 Istanbul, TURKEY
The Bedford, London UNITED KINGDOM
Le Petit Richer, Casablanca MOROCCO
Black & White Australia (2006) "Sophie's eye contact is perilously unavoidable in conversation. She is persuasive, direct and natural...if flame haired violinist Serafino can lead that audience to a place where classical meets pop and rock, the rest is easy."
Daily Telegraph (2007) Serafino has ‘inimitable style’
Penrith Press: (2003) "Serafino turns all concepts of violin virtuosity around", "she takes the violin from the concert house into the world of the pop diva" and "is one of the few who deserve the title of DIVA"
Inside Sport Magazine Australia (2003)): “take one funky diva with a violin, mix with some pop flavoured opera and you’ll be bustin’ a move to Sophie Serafino music before you can say Pavarotti”
Daily Telegraph (May 2007) : Serafino has ‘inimitable style’
Viva Magazine Australia (2003): “Serafino takes over the stage!”
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