Tom Hankey studied the violin with David Takeno, Krzysztof Smietana, Levon Chilingirian and Yossi Zivoni. As a chamber musician he has performed at major concert halls and festivals in Europe. He is a member of the Na Mara Ensemble which specializes in the repertoire for string trio and piano quartet. The group is one of the winners of the 2005 Tunnell Trust prize, a 2006 Kirckman Concert Society prize and the 2006 Royal Over-Seas League chamber music prize. As a soloist he has performed concertos by Beethoven (Triple Concerto), Prokofiev, Mendelssohn, Bruch, Mozart, Bach and Vivaldi. Tom performed a solo work for viola in the 2005 BBC Proms and he has been supported by the Countess of Munster Musical Trust, the Abbado Trust and the South Square Trust.