Cuban-Chinese cellist, composer, and multidisciplinary artist SUUVI (fka Sophia Bacelar) combines her classical background and training with a taste for contemporary music to create elegant, ethereal soundscapes. A child prodigy, she began playing cello at age two and, by age ten, was accepted to Juilliard, studying cello, piano, and composition. After a career as a classical soloist, performing in renowned venues worldwide, including Carnegie Hall, The Berlin Philharmonie, and The Louis Vuitton Foundation, she began experimenting with a new sound and spent several years redefining her voice as an artist. During this time, she toured and worked with artists from genres ranging from electronic, R&B, hip-hop, pop, and rock to film, jazz, and world music. Most notably, she was the solo cellist in Hans Zimmer’s “World of Hans Zimmer” tour, performing in arenas throughout Europe, Asia, and The Middle East, and opened for Teyana Taylor, SAYGRACE, Ambré, and Baby Rose during Live Nation’s 2022 “Big Femme Energy” North America tour. She has also worked closely with the contemporary dance and ballet world, creating several original works alongside BAFTA and Golden Globe-winning composers Paul Leonard-Morgan and Pedro Osuna that have been choreographed and performed by dancers from San Francisco Ballet, The National Ballet of Canada, American Ballet Theater, New York City Ballet, The Dutch National Ballet, BODYTRAFFIC, and more.