Ian Cooper (born 14 August 1970) is an Australian violinist. He was commissioned with John Frohlich to compose and perform the "Tin Symphony" for the opening ceremony of the Games of the XXVII Olympiad in Sydney. The event was televised worldwide with an estimated 2.85 billion viewers. He performers many musical styles including Classical, Gypsy, Jazz, Irish & Country music and has appeared with Tommy Emmanuel, James Morrison, Olivia Newton-John, Barry White, Simon Tedeschi, Deni Hines, and Silverchair. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.