Ian Cooper (violinist) explained

Ian Cooper
Birth Name:Ian Cooper
Birth Date:1970 8, df=yes
Origin:Mona Vale, Sydney, Australia
Instrument:Violin, Viola, Electric Cello
Occupation:Musician
Years Active:1986 – present

Ian Cooper (born 14 August 1970) is an Australian violinist. He was commissioned to compose and perform the "Tin Symphony" for the opening ceremony of the Games of the XXVII Olympiad[1] in Sydney. The event was televised worldwide with an estimated 2.85 billion viewers. He performs many musical styles including Classical, Gypsy,[2] Jazz,[3] Irish & Country music and has appeared with Tommy Emmanuel,[4] James Morrison,[5] Olivia Newton-John, Barry White, Simon Tedeschi,[6] Deni Hines, and Silverchair.

Background

Cooper began learning the violin at age 4 from his mother Jan Cooper, a Suzuki Violin teacher. He performed the Seitz Violin Concerto No. 2 Allegro Moderato at age 6 on the Seven Network's 11AM program with Roger Climpson. At age 7, Cooper performed concerts in the US and Canada, representing Australia at the Suzuki Violin World Conference. At age 8, he was awarded a scholarship to the New South Wales Conservatorium of Music[7] in Sydney where he studied with Christopher Kimber, Harry Curby, and Laslo Kiss. He was subsequently awarded a music scholarship to Knox Grammar School where he also studied drums and percussion. At age 10, a performance in Japan was broadcast on NHK Television.

In 1990, Cooper was mentored by the French Jazz Violinist Stéphane Grappelli. After performing with the guitarist Tommy Emmanuel at his invitation at the Sydney Opera House in 1992, Cooper joined Emmanuel on tour until 1997. Cooper has also been a member of trumpeter James Morrison's sextet since 2007.

Instruments

Cooper's main performing violin was made by E.H. Roth in Markneukirchen, Germany in 1926 and is modelled on an Antonio Stradivari 1714 Cremona instrument. His preferred violin for recording was made by Glanville & Co. in Sydney and is based on a Guarneri violin. His electric violins are Epoch,[8] David Guscott[9] and E.F. Keebler.

Discography

Awards and recognition

Ace Awards

(wins only)|-| 1999[11] | Ian Cooper | Instrumental Act of the Year | |-| 2000[12] | Ian Cooper | Instrumental Act of the Year | |-| 2016[13] | Ian Cooper | Instrumental Act of the Year | |-

Golden Fiddle Awards

(wins only)|-| 2005| Ian Cooper | Best CD by a fiddler as soloist | |-|rowspan="2"| 2006[14] | Ian Cooper | Best fiddler soloist| |-| Ian Cooper - Big Band| Best CD by a fiddler as soloist| |-|rowspan="2"| 2014| Ian Cooper | Best fiddler as a soloist| |-| Ian Cooper's International Spectacular| Best Band | |-

Mo Awards

The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the Mo Awards), were annual Australian entertainment industry awards. They recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia from 1975 to 2016. Ian Cooper won two awards in that time[15] (wins only)|-| 1998| Ian Cooper | Instrumental Performer of the Year | |-| 1999| Ian Cooper | Instrumental Performer of the Year | |-

See also

References

  1. News: The Games of the XXVII Olympiad 2000 . Music from the Opening Ceremony . Sony Music, BMG Australia Limited . September 2000 . 18 August 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120120020650/http://www.discogs.com/Various-The-Games-Of-The-XXVII-Olympiad-Official-Music-From-The-Opening-Ceremony/release/1149770 . 20 January 2012 . dmy-all .
  2. News: Gypsy Passion Plays in Three Easy Pieces. Ian Cooper – "Ian's World". Sydney Morning Herald. 13 November 1995. 18 August 2011.
  3. News: Brisbane Jazz Festival. Ian Date & Ian Cooper. Jazz Queensland. 28 November 2010. 18 August 2011.
  4. News: Tommy Emmanuel & Ian Cooper. On Stage. The Whole Guitarist. 18 August 2011.
  5. News: James Morrison & Ian Cooper. Blue Mountains Concert Society. 29 April 2011. 18 August 2011.
  6. News: Simon Tedeschi & Ian Cooper on ABC Radio. Simon Tedeschi & Ian Cooper. 702 ABC Radio Sydney. 4 October 2009. 18 August 2011.
  7. News: Alumni. Sydney Conservatorium on Music. Sydney University. 22 March 2011. 19 August 2011.
  8. News: Epoch Players. Epoch Musical Instruments. Epoch Strings. 18 August 2011.
  9. News: Toowoomba luthier creates one-of-a-kind electric violin before retiring. ABC News. 30 November 2016.
  10. News: La Brava Music. Ian Cooper – Ballads and Bossa Nova. La Brava Music. 2009. 19 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110216144445/http://www.labravamusic.com/artists/iancooper.html. 16 February 2011. dead.
  11. News: Instrumental Act of the year. Australian Club Entertainment Awards. 1999. 19 August 2011.
  12. News: ACE Awards. Instrumentalist of the year. Australian Club Entertainment Awards. 2000. 19 August 2011.
  13. News: ACE Award Winners 2016.
  14. News: Golden Fiddle Awards. Golden Fiddle Awards. 2006. 19 August 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110916085702/http://www.goldenfiddleawards.org.au/winners-finalists.php. 16 September 2011. dmy-all.
  15. Web site: MO Award Winners. Mo Awards. 16 March 2022.

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