Laura Thompson

Violin, Viola

LAURA THOMPSON is a violinist and violist based in New York City. She holds an M.M. in violin performance from the Royal College of Music in London, U.K., and a B.M. in violin performance from Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music. She performs with ensembles including Violalia Duo, Curiosity Cabinet, the Milwaukee Ballet, the New Orchestra of Washington, Æon Ensemble, Kollective366, and is a substitute violist with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and the Rhythm Method String Quartet. She has performed new chamber works at the Juilliard School and at New England Conservatory, and is an alumna of Lucerne Festival Academy and the International Ensemble Modern Academy in Schwaz, Austria. As a fiddler, she represented Britain as a solo Irish fiddler in the All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil and has taught at the Hardanger Fiddle Association of America’s annual workshop. She teaches violin and viola at the United Nations International School and with Midori & Friends in New York City.