Amy Thompson

Amy studied as a Musicians' Company Lambert Scholar at the Royal College of Music, where she was awarded the Howarth Bassoon Prize, and 2nd Place in the RCM Concerto Competition. Amy's professional engagements include work with the City of London Sinfonia, Ulster Orchestra, Bath Philharmonia, Orpheus Sinfonia, Brandenburg Sinfonia, and London Sinfonietta, and she was a 2023 member of Southbank Sinfonia. Amy has taken part in schemes with BBCSO, ENO, Chipping Campden Festival Academy Orchestra, LSA, and Orpheus Sinfonia. She has also recorded multiple CDs of bassoon quartets and trios for Hyperion Records. As a soloist and chamber musician, Amy has given recitals at St. John's Smith Square, Surrey Hills International Music Festival, Nottingham Chamber Music Festival, and at the National Portrait Gallery, as well as performing for the British Double Reed Society. She has played Weber, Bach, Crusell, and Vivaldi concertos with orchestra, and is a member of the Tailleferre Ensemble, whose debut CD "There are Things to be Said" was released by Ulysses Arts in 2023 and has been played on BBC Radio 3.