Jacqueline Thomas is cellist with the U.K.-based Brodsky String Quartet, which has collaborated with composers including John Tavener, Django Bates, Julian Nott, and Dave Brubeck. The quartet has maintained a collaboration with Elvis Costello and Björk, writing a string arrangement for Björk’s song “Hyperballad” and joining her on tour. They continued to explore the combination of string quartet and voice, recording with renowned soprano Anne Sofie Von Otter. The quartet is resident at the University of Kent in Canterbury, and recently received a Royal Philharmonic Society Award for an outstanding contribution to the world of music.