Originally from Scotland Emily Thyne first came to Ireland in 1997 after graduating from the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, where she studied with Lydia Mordkovitch and Wen Zhou Li. Her diverse orchestral experience came from leading various college orchestras and playing for 5 years with the European Union Youth Orchestra touring the world with esteemed conductors including Haitink, Ashkenazy and Rostropovich.
Before leaving the UK Emily worked with Northern Sinfonia, Manchester Camerata and Welsh National Opera and since coming to Ireland has appeared with the RTE National Symphony Orchestra, RTE Concert Orchestra, The Orchestra of Saint Cecelia, Co-Opera, Opera Theatre Company and Vox 21. She regularly tours with Camerata Ireland (directed by pianist Barry Douglas) and has enjoyed playing the diverse programming of the Crash Ensemble since 2004.
Along with Paul McDonnell, the award-winning soundtrack composer, and actor Tim Casey, Emily has set up the music/theatre company Blank Canvas who’s aim is to explore the realationship between drama and music. Their first highly successful production was to combine Shakespeare’s sonnets with Bach solo violin works and last year they appeared as part of the Dublin Fringe Festival with their production of Diary of a Madman.
In the last few years Emily has also enjoyed the occaisioal foray into pop/rock music, composing and recording violin tracks and performing at live gigs.
Emily also enjoys devoting time to a small number of private violin students, providing weekly lessons and a class, and organising small concerts at which they can perform.