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Thomas Gould violin

Chosen by the Evening Standard as a rising star of 2008, Thomas Gould enjoys a busy and varied career as soloist, recitalist and orchestral leader. In 2008/9 he makes his Barbican and Bridgewater Hall debuts as soloist in Vaughan Williams’s The Lark Ascending, returns to the Wigmore Hall for a third lunchtime recital, gives recitals at Perth Concert Hall and Birmingham Town Hall (the latter broadcast by BBC Radio 3), and guest leads the McGill Chamber Orchestra in Montreal. Thomas also maintains a strong profile in London’s orchestral life as leader of Aurora Orchestra and Manning Camerata, and co-leader of Britten Sinfonia.

Born in London in 1983, Thomas Gould began violin lessons at the age of three with Sheila Nelson. At eighteen Thomas entered the Royal Academy of Music on a scholarship where his principal teacher was György Pauk. During this time he was a member of the Artea String Quartet and also founded a duo with the pianist John Reid. Thomas and John continue to perform regularly together in recitals across the UK at venues including the Purcell Room, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Bridgewater Hall, St. George's Bristol and the Wigmore Hall.

Since making his concerto debut with Kammerphilharmonie Graz in 2004, Thomas has appeared frequently as soloist with orchestras including the Gävle Symfoniorkester, Orchestra of the Swan, Orchestra da Camera, Bath Philharmonia and the London Soloists Chamber Orchestra. In 2008 Thomas premiered Seeing Is Believing, a concerto for electric violin by Nico Muhly, with Aurora Orchestra, and also performed Thomas Ades’s violin concerto in LSO St. Luke’s with London Contemporary Orchestra.

Thomas can be heard on recordings for the Hyperion and Meridian labels in repertoire by Joseph Jongen and Herbert Howells. Recordings of Bach’s concerto in A minor with the Senesino Players and a new violin concerto by Christopher Ball with the Emerald Concert Orchestra are due for imminent release.

Thomas is represented by Young Concert Artists Trust (YCAT) and plays a violin made by Gennaro Gagliano in 1754, made possible by a generous loan from the Countess of Munster Musical Trust.

September 2008 (343 words)

‘With Gould’s dazzling solo violin surrounded by a warm orchestral sound....This was an excellent performance, with a soloist who commands attention and performs with style.’
Music Web International Review, Ades/LSO St. Luke’s, June 2008

‘After the interval, we were treated to a flawless rendering of Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending.  Violinist Thomas Gould’s stunning interpretation brought the audience to its feet.’
Henley Standard, Henley Festival, June 2008