Sophie Holma, born 1999 in Aarau (Switzerland), grew up in a family of musicians and began piano lessons with her pianist parents at the age of five. She later studied with Oliver Schnyder and Tomas Dratva before completing her Bachelor's degree with Prof. Adrian Oetiker at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich. In January 2026 she graduated from the University of Music and Performing Arts (mdw) completing her Master’s degree under Prof. Jan Jiracek von Arnim. Currently she studies with Prof. Ragna Schirmer at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK).

Sophie is a first prize winner at the Swiss Youth Music Competition. As a soloist and chamber musician, she regularly performs across Europe and has appeared at renowned festivals such as the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival and the Schiermonnikoog Festival. Her playing has been broadcast live by the Swiss Radio and Television.

She has received important artistic guidance through masterclasses with Kirill Gerstein, Leif Ove Andsnes, Lilya Zilberstein, Claudio Martinez Mehner, Klaus Hellwig, Homero Francesch, Matthias Kirschnereit and Avedis Kouyoumdjian. In 2016 she was one of four selected participants for a masterclass with Lang Lang at the Menuhin Festival Gstaad.

A central focus of her artistic work lies in chamber music and art song interpretation. She has gained valuable insights from Dirk Mommertz (Fauré Quartet), Raphaël Merlin (Quatuor Ébène), Silke Avenhaus, Thomas Grossenbacher and singers Christian Gerhaher and Ian Bostridge.