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The Team

Who We Are

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Tom Hancox

flute

Thomas Hancox is co-principal flute of Britten Sinfonia and works regularly as guest principal flute for other orchestras, including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, English National Opera, and English Chamber Orchestra, amongst others.

Solo and chamber work has led to collaborations with artists and ensembles including the Allegri, Castalian, and Sacconi string quartets, Haffner Ensemble, Trevor Pinnock, Stephen Hough, and Jeremy Denk, with recitals in prestigious venues and festivals throughout the country and further afield.

He also has the privilege of recording scores for film and television, with recent titles including James Bond, Doctor Who, Spiderman, The Crown, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.

Thomas read Music at St Peter’s College, Oxford, from where he graduated with a first, before pursuing further studies in Paris with Patrick Gallois, and subsequently at the Royal Academy of Music with Paul Edmund-Davies and Samuel Coles, finishing with a distinction and the honorary DipRAM.

In his spare time, he is an avid cook, a moderately keen gardener, and enjoys anything written by D. H. Lawrence, Evelyn Waugh, and Graham Greene. 

In 2019 he was made an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music.

Eloisa-Fleur Thom

violin

Thomas Hancox is co-principal flute of Britten Sinfonia and works regularly as guest principal flute for other orchestras, including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, English National Opera, and English Chamber Orchestra, amongst others.

Solo and chamber work has led to collaborations with artists and ensembles including the Allegri, Castalian, and Sacconi string quartets, Haffner Ensemble, Trevor Pinnock, Stephen Hough, and Jeremy Denk, with recitals in prestigious venues and festivals throughout the country and further afield.

He also has the privilege of recording scores for film and television, with recent titles including James Bond, Doctor Who, Spiderman, The Crown, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.

Thomas read Music at St Peter’s College, Oxford, from where he graduated with a first, before pursuing further studies in Paris with Patrick Gallois, and subsequently at the Royal Academy of Music with Paul Edmund-Davies and Samuel Coles, finishing with a distinction and the honorary DipRAM.

In his spare time, he is an avid cook, a moderately keen gardener, and enjoys anything written by D. H. Lawrence, Evelyn Waugh, and Graham Greene. 

In 2019 he was made an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music.

Natalie Klouda

violin

Thomas Hancox is co-principal flute of Britten Sinfonia and works regularly as guest principal flute for other orchestras, including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, English National Opera, and English Chamber Orchestra, amongst others.

Solo and chamber work has led to collaborations with artists and ensembles including the Allegri, Castalian, and Sacconi string quartets, Haffner Ensemble, Trevor Pinnock, Stephen Hough, and Jeremy Denk, with recitals in prestigious venues and festivals throughout the country and further afield.

He also has the privilege of recording scores for film and television, with recent titles including James Bond, Doctor Who, Spiderman, The Crown, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.

Thomas read Music at St Peter’s College, Oxford, from where he graduated with a first, before pursuing further studies in Paris with Patrick Gallois, and subsequently at the Royal Academy of Music with Paul Edmund-Davies and Samuel Coles, finishing with a distinction and the honorary DipRAM.

In his spare time, he is an avid cook, a moderately keen gardener, and enjoys anything written by D. H. Lawrence, Evelyn Waugh, and Graham Greene. 

In 2019 he was made an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music.

Ting-Ru Lai

viola

Thomas Hancox is co-principal flute of Britten Sinfonia and works regularly as guest principal flute for other orchestras, including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, English National Opera, and English Chamber Orchestra, amongst others.

Solo and chamber work has led to collaborations with artists and ensembles including the Allegri, Castalian, and Sacconi string quartets, Haffner Ensemble, Trevor Pinnock, Stephen Hough, and Jeremy Denk, with recitals in prestigious venues and festivals throughout the country and further afield.

He also has the privilege of recording scores for film and television, with recent titles including James Bond, Doctor Who, Spiderman, The Crown, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.

Thomas read Music at St Peter’s College, Oxford, from where he graduated with a first, before pursuing further studies in Paris with Patrick Gallois, and subsequently at the Royal Academy of Music with Paul Edmund-Davies and Samuel Coles, finishing with a distinction and the honorary DipRAM.

In his spare time, he is an avid cook, a moderately keen gardener, and enjoys anything written by D. H. Lawrence, Evelyn Waugh, and Graham Greene. 

In 2019 he was made an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music.

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