Sally Cooper

Already a respected and sought-after career musician, Sally Cooper one of the world's premier violinists and a shining star in her own right.

Violin has always been part of Sally’s life.  Somewhat of a child prodigy, the instrument has seen her develop from the school concert hall to the stage, to orchestras and to national television.  A stream of successful solo work has kept her busy with events and tours with some of rock and pop’s biggest acts including Rod Stewart, Michael Buble, Harry Connick Jnr, Westlife, Delta Goodrem, Guy Sebastian, Kate Ceberano and Ronan Keating.

With an innate gift to play and her natural ability to perform, Sally was accepted into the Conservatorium of Music in her home town of Adelaide at just eight years of age and was competing in national and international competitions and performing university-level concertos as a soloist with all major Australian orchestras from the age of nine.

It was towards the end of her musical studies at the Australian National Academy of Music when Sally found herself naturally drawn towards the pop genre. It was this move from classical to popular music, and her development of a new style blending the two genres with a very contemporary feel, which remains the key to Sally’s signature sound today: ‘When playing my violin solos I play the gorgeous vocal lines with all my heart and soul poured into it to make it my own’.  As an instrumentalist, Sally hopes her unique sound will add to Australia’s musical offering.