Gwendoline Linda Louise Thompson CM (born 30 March 1947) is a Canadian violinist and music educator.
[2] Thompson was born and grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and began her violin studies as a child in her native city where she was a pupil of S. C. Eckhardt-Gramatté, Frank Simmons, and John Waterhouse.
As a teenager she was a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Canada from 1961 until 1966, notably serving as its concertmaster during her final year which included a European tour.
[1] In 1971 Thompson became the concertmaster of the Orchestra London Canada and joined the music faculty at the University of Western Ontario.
She remained in both posts until 1975 when she was appointed the head of the string department at the Vancouver Academy of Music, a position she held until 1998.