Marina Thibeault

Violist Marina Thibeault, born in Québec city, began her musical studies at the age of six under the guidance of her elderly-fiddler-neighbour. At 9 years old, she was the youngest violin student to enter the Conservatoire de Musique de Québec. Through her studies with professors Michael Tree and Roberto Diaz at the Curtis Institute of Music. In order to deepen her studies, she attended the Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana under the tutelage of Bruno Giuranna, with the help of the Canada’s Council of the Arts and the Eskas Scholarship. Marina has recently completed her Master’s degree with André Roy at the McGill University. Further guidance include master classes with Maxim Rysanov, Thomas Riebl, Lars Anders Tomter, Vladimir Mendelssohn and Gérard Caussé. Marina has participated in numerous music festivals.

At 17, she was the youngest principal viola for the New York String Orchestra Seminar. She has also attended the Music Academy of the West, the Perlman Chamber Music workshop