Thomas quickly established himself on the UK’s early music scene, becoming a familiar presence among leading period ensembles and orchestras. Regularly performing as co-principal, he has also appeared as principal with the Academy of Ancient Music, English Baroque Soloists, Brecon Baroque, La Nuova Musica, and the Irish Baroque Orchestra. His work has seen him perform across Europe and South America and taken him to major festivals including the Proms, the Edinburgh International Festival and Glyndebourne.

He began his studies at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland with Duncan Ferguson, where he won numerous prizes. He was subsequently awarded a full scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music in London, where he studied for three years as the Hans Keller Scholar in both the modern and historical performance departments. His principal teachers included Jane Rogers, Pavlo Beznosiuk, Rachel Podger, and Paul Silverthorne.

At the Academy, he was awarded the Max Gilbert Prize for his outstanding contribution to the Academy and was selected for the Frost Trust ASSET Quartet Scheme, where he was mentored by Doric Quartet violinists Alex Redington and Ying Xue. A keen chamber musician, his string trio won the Nancy Nuttall Prize at the Academy, joined the Brighton Early Music Festival scheme, and were finalists in the London International Festival of Early Music Young Ensemble Competition.

Thomas’s studies were generously supported by the Scottish International Education Trust and the Sir James Caird Trust, who awarded him the Ernest Bloch Prize in 2020. In addition, he received the Continuo Foundation Award for Historical Performance Students.

Outside of performing, Thomas enjoys planking and tending to his extensive collection of houseplants.