Alumna Sophie Oliver performs with esteemed musician Sheku Kanneh-Mason

Alumna and Royal Academy of Music student Sophie Oliver has performed a duet with esteemed musician Sheku Kanneh-Mason to raise money for the world’s leading type 1 diabetes research charity, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF UK).

Sophie was a  pupil at Bromley High School between 2004 and 2018 and is currently a fourth year undergraduate scholar at the Royal Academy of Music, London, studying the cello with Professor Jo Cole, Head of Strings. She has enjoyed a varied musical life as a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician, and has performed at venues including the Royal Albert Hall, Fairfield Halls, Cadogan Hall and St John’s Smith Square, London.  She has also enjoyed working within the recording industry, and has provided soundtracks for film, commercials and albums.

After being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, Sophie has a strong commitment to charity and outreach projects. She often raises funds for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, and regularly contributes to JDRF’s ‘ArT1st’ campaign.

Read Sophie’s alumna of the month interview