Cynthia Midgley obituary A member of professional quartets and chamber orchestras, Cynthia Midgley also played regularly in the pit at the Old Vic A member of professional quartets and chamber orchestras, Cynthia Midgley also played regularly in the pit at the Old Vic ClareMidgley Tue 26 Jan 2021 13.37 EST Last modified on Tue 26 Jan 2021 13.40 EST My mother, Cynthia Midgley, who has died aged 96, was a professional viola player with various quartets and chamber orchestras in the 1940s and early 50s and, after a break to raise her family, returned to music in the 70s and 80s with the Scottish Baroque Ensemble and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra before her retirement.