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Sophie Deng

Cello
Performance: "Spiegel im Spiegel" by Arvo Pärt at Grace Cathedral 2025

18-year-old, Sophie Deng, was a freshman at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, studying cello with Professor Richard Aaron under a full scholarship. Sophie has performed as a soloist with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic as well as the South Kansas Symphony.

Sophie Deng, 18, is currently a freshman at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, studying cello with Professor Richard Aaron under a full scholarship. A 2024 National YoungArts winner and prize winner at the 2025 Lynn Harrell Concerto Competition as well as the SFCM Concerto Competition,  Sophie has performed as a soloist with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic as well as the South Kansas Symphony. She is attending the Music Academy of the West in the summer of 2025.