Hannah Thomas

Hannah is a multi-faceted professional cellist who specialising in many genres including classical, musical theatre and folk. She currently deputises cello on the West End production of Wicked. She has performed in the London Musical Theatre Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall, The London Palladium, Hackney Empire and Cadogan Hall, Orchestra Vitae at St Johns Smith Square, London Artes Chamber Orchestra, Orpheus Sinfonia, Orion Orchestra and the Women of the World Orchestra at Royal Festival Hall conducted by Marin Alsop. She is the principal cellist for the LMTO play throughs. As a soloist Hannah has performed for prestigious events at City Hall, London, Archbishop's House, Thomas Goode UK and Lambeth Palace, for the Archbishop of Canterbury, Mayor of London and Chief Rabbi. She is available to perform solo cello repertoire at events, functions and weddings. She also performs solo cello for Live Music Now in UCL hospital waiting rooms and accompanies meditation sessions using improvisation. She regularly performs with harpist Catrin Meek. As a founding member of the up and coming folk trio Solasta with award winning fiddler Elisabeth Flett and guitarist Jamie Leeming, she has performed at Ronnie Scotts Jazz Club, Cecil Sharp House, Celtic Connections festival, The Green Note Camden, Sidmouth Folk Festival and Cambridge Folk Festival. Solasta’s debut Album ‘A Cure For The Curious’ was ‘Folk album of the month’ in The Guardian September 2018 and has been featured on Iggy Pop’s Radio 6 show, BBC radio Wales Celtic Heartbeat and Bethan Elfyn’s BBC sounds show. Solasta’s self-titled EP has featured on BBC Radio Wales (Celtic Heartbeat) and Irish Radio RTÉ. Commercially, Hannah has worked for Sky, the BBC, Samsung and S4C. She recorded cello tracks with welsh composer Sion Trefor for Charlotte Church's musical 'The Last Mermaid' performed at the Millenium centre for the Festival of voice 2016. Hannah is a member of a number of ensembles including Intermezzo Music, Vibellos String Collective and Chiqas. Hannah has an MA distinction in cello performance from Trinity Laban Conservatoire as well as a BMus from the institution. She has an LTCL teaching diploma with distinction and teaches at Blackheath Conservatoire as well as providing private one-to-one cello lessons. Hannah was gifted the Stanley Picker award to study her MA with Naomi Butterworth at Trinity Laban. She was awarded a TCL scholarship upon entry to her undergraduate degree. Hannah is very grateful to the Greenwich Blue Coat Foundation who contributed towards her Masters fees.