Known for her incredibly powerful and stunningly resonant soprano voice, Sofia Fomina is a frequent presence on major opera stages, as well as in recital and concert venues across the globe.
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A highly sought-after concert and recital artist, Fomina has appeared in Mahler’s Symphonies Nos. 2, 4, and 8 with leading orchestras including the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Boston Philharmonic, Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Belgian National Orchestra, and Mahler Chamber Orchestra, with conductors such as Vladimir Jurowski, Fabio Luisi, Edward Gardner, and Hugh Wolff. Additional concert highlights include Les Noces at the Enescu Festival with the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin; Amanda Le Grand Macabre with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra; Haydn’s Harmoniemesse in Eisenstadt and Carmina Burana with the Czech Philharmonic. She has given recitals at Wigmore Hall and Middle Temple Hall with pianists Iain Burnside and Julius Drake.
Her discography includes a critically acclaimed solo recital on Chandos, dedicated to the songs of Nikolai Medtner, as well as recordings of Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 and Janáček’s The Eternal Gospel with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Vladimir Jurowski, and Der Freischütz on Pentatone.
Born in Russia, Fomina studied at the Orlovsky Music College and the Gnesin Academy of Music in Moscow. She began her professional career at the Novosibirsk Opera Theatre, later joining the ensemble of the State Theatre of Saarbrücken, and was a member of Oper Frankfurt from 2013 to 2015.