Clare Cooper

Clare Cooper is an Australian musician born in 1981 who plays pedal harp and guzheng (large Chinese zither). After relocating to Berlin in 2007, she became a founding member of several ensembles, most recently the Splitter Orchestra — a 25-piece improvising ensemble — and has established herself as a distinctive presence in Berlin's improvised music community. She has also been a guest programmer and curator at Ausland and Radialsystem V.

Aside from solo performance, Cooper's key projects include Germ Studies with pianist Chris Abrahams, LVSXY with bassist Clayton Thomas, Nevers with electronics musician Jean-Philippe Gross, and Hammeriver.