Sophia Jani is a contemporary German pianist and composer of orchestral and chamber music that includes elements of minimalism and electronic music. She is also an advocate for the promotion and performance of contemporary music and a frequent collaborator with ensembles, soloists, and other composers. Born in 1989, she began studying both the piano and violin at an early age and became interested in composition as a teenager. Although she was trained in the Romantic tradition of technical virtuosity, she was inspired by experimental women composers such as Laurie Spiegel, Mer...