Katy Thomson
Soprano
Scottish Soprano Katy Thomson is a graduate of Durham University and The Royal College of Music. She was awarded the Worshipful Company of Musicians Silver Medal upon graduating from the Royal College of Music Opera Studio in September 2020, for her outstanding talent and contribution to life at the College. She was a Britten Pears Young Artist (2021-2022), Garsington Opera Alvarez Young Artist (2021 & 2022) and an Oxford Song Young Artist (2022-2023).
Katy’s “delicious Soprano” is as in-demand on the concert platform as on the operatic stage, in a wide range of repertoire. At Garsington Opera in 2021, she stepped in to make her debut as the Marschallin in Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier (“… a graceful, wise and moving Marschallin…” – Neil Fisher) and won the Helen Clarke Award. Other operatic highlights include Woglinde (cover) in Das Rheingold with English National Opera, featuring in the world premiere of Lliam Paterson’s Sherlock Holmes and The Sign of the Four at the Leeds Opera Festival as well as featuring as a guest artist with IF Opera and Scottish Opera.
Recent concert performances include Strauss’ Vier Letzte Lieder, Mahler’s 2nd Symphony, Respighi’s Il Tramonto and Shostakovich’s Seven Romances on Poems by Alexander Blok. Katy regularly features at the Oxford International Song Festival and with Schubert & Co, curated by Sholto Kynoch.
Passionate about contemporary music, Katy is known for her exceptional musicianship and creative curiosity. She is also a dedicated and experienced teacher, regularly facilitating workshops for choirs and choral societies across the UK, as well as adjudicating at competitions and festivals. Alongside performing, she is studying for an MSc in Performance Psychology.
Updated September 2025
