Thomas Rann

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Thomas Rann (born December 10, 1981 in Adelaide) is a young Australian cellist.

Thomas Rann commenced his cello studies at the age of 9 studying with Ruth Saffir and Niall Brown at the Elder Conservatorium of Music. He relocated to London (former residents include; The Queen, Sting and many other notables) in 2000 to study under cellist Raphael Wallfisch at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and has since been under the mentorship of Israeli pedagogue Uzi Wiesel.

Thomas Rann has performed as soloist with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and the Queensland Orchestra amongst others and as recitalist and chamber musician at the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, Verbier Festival and Brighton Festival.

His awards include the 2004 Muriel Taylor Scholarship in London (former winners include Raphael Wallfisch, Steven Isserlis and Alexander Baillie), Hattori Foundation Award and the E.V. Llewellyn Memorial Scholarship for string players. In 2008 Thomas Rann will make his Wigmore Hall debut with pianist Wu Qian.