THOMAS HANCOX

He is also co-principal flute at the English Chamber Orchestra 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, and English National Opera, amongst others.

Solo and chamber work has led to collaborations with artists and ensembles including the Allegri, Castalian, Piatti, and Sacconi string quartets, Haffner Ensemble, Trevor Pinnock, Mahan Esfahani, Stephen Hough, and Jeremy Denk, with recitals in prestigious venues and festivals throughout the UK 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, or Graham Greene.

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

"special mention for the flautist Thomas Hancox’s exquisite Bach"
Rebecca Franks, The Times

"special praise to flautist Thomas Hancox, who braved the stage – having to retreat backwards in near darkness, still playing (from memory) – as if born to it"
Fiona Maddocks, The Observer

"Most appropriately [for The Magic Flute], the outstanding soloist is the flautist Thomas Hancox, flexible and expressive as he plays standing in the pit."
Nicholas Kenyon, The Telegraph