Deborah Thorne and Alison Gill

An unmissable afternoon of cello performed by Deborah Thorne and accompanied on piano by Alison Gill! Deborah Thorne studied at Clare College, Cambridge, the Royal Academy of Music with David Strange, and Maastricht Conservatorium with Radu Aldulescu. She was a South East Arts Young Musician 1982-83 and played with Opera 80, Ballet Rambert, English National Opera and the Academy of Ancient Music before joining the Northern Sinfonia in 1986. She subsequently became a member of the period instrument Avison Ensemble and continues to enjoy playing a wide variety of music. She has taught at Newcastle, Durham and York universities and coached on National Children's Orchestra and Pro Corda North courses. She currently teaches at the Glasshouse in the Centre for Advanced Training and has pupils in the National Children's Orchestra and National Youth Orchestra.