Thomas studied at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland before pursuing studies with full scholarship at the Royal Academy of Music in London as the Hans Keller Scholar. He was awarded numerous prizes at both conservatoires including first prize in both the Governor’s String Prize and the Watson Forbes viola prize at RCS. At the Academy, he was awarded the Max Gilbert prize for his outstanding contribution to the Academy and was selected to join the Frost Trust ASSET quartet scheme, where he was mentored by Doric Quartet violinists Alex Redington and Ying Xue. He later specialised in Historical Performance at RAM, winning the Nancy Nuttall prize with his string trio, who were later selected as finalists in the London International Festival of Early Music’s ensemble competition. During this time, he studied with Jane Rogers, Paul Silverthorne, Pavlo Beznosiuk, Rachel Podger and Duncan Ferguson.

Thomas now enjoys a blossoming freelance career performing on both modern and historical instruments with orchestras including the Academy of Ancient Music, Arcangelo, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, La Serenissima, Dunedin Consort, Irish Baroque Orchestra, English Concert and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.

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