Thomas Isaac

Following his studies with Christoph Richter at the Royal Academy of Music, Thomas was appointed co-principal cellist of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, a position he combines with regular chamber music and solo performances.

Recent performances include Schumann’s Cello Concerto at the Musique en Re Festival, Haydn’s Concerto No. 2 in D major with the Academy of St Thomas, the Dvorak and Elgar concertos, unaccompanied Bach at The Grange Festival, Penderecki’s ‘Per Slava’ at the Shanghai International Cello Festival, concerts at London’s Wigmore Hall and the Tivoli Festival Copenhagen with Rachel Podger, and chamber music by Colin Matthews at the Proms, broadcast on BBC Radio 3.

Outside of his work with BSO, Thomas is much in demand as a principal cellist, most recently with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, London Mozart Players, BBC Symphony orchestra, Ulster Orchestra, RTE Concert Orchestra and appears regularly in the LSO. His chamber ensemble, ‘Pocket Sinfonia’ release their debut CD recorded on period instruments, “The Symphony Reimagined”, in the new year.

Thomas plays on a fine modern cello built in 2019 by Frank Ravatin, kindly provided by Lewis and Hilary Jarrett.

Tom never wears paired socks. He is an enthusiast yachtsman but has been rescued by the RNLI three times!