
Thomas Martin (1940)
Thomas Martin is well-known internationally as a double bassist. He studied with Roger Scott in Philadelphia and has held front desk positions with major orchestras in the United States and in England. As a soloist he has travelled the globe giving concertos, recitals and masterclasses. His five CD Naxos series (8.570397–400 and 8.572284) of the virtuoso music of Giovanni Bottesini has met with great critical acclaim including Gramophone magazineʼs Record of the Year and The Sunday Times Record of the Year. He is a professor at the Royal College of Music in London and an International Fellow at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow. As a conductor, Thomas Martin studied in London with Sian Edwards in London and with Stephen Darlington in Oxford.