Cellist RONALD THOMAS attended the New England Conservatory of Music and the Curtis Institute. Since winning the Young Concert Artists International Auditions at the age of nineteen, Thomas has appeared with major symphony orchestras in the United States and has performed in recitals throughout the world. A former member of the Aeolian Chamber Players, he has been a guest artist with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and the Tokyo String Quartet. He is the artistic director and cofounder of the Boston Chamber Music Society, with which he appears in concert regularly and has produced a number of acclaimed recordings, and he is a member of the artistic committee of Bargemusic in New York.