Marina Thibeault
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Biography
Named Revelation of the Year 2016-2017 by Radio-Canada, Marina has since been invited to perform as a soloist internationally with the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Northern Czech Republic, the Orchestra of Mariánské Lázně, the Chamber Orchestra of Santiago, as well as in recital in Verbier. In Canada, audiences have heard her with the Orchestre Métropolitain under Yannick Nézêt-Séguin, Kamloops Symphony, La Sinfonia Toronto, and l’Orchestre de l’Agora among others. As a chamber musician, she has collaborated with members of the Guarneri Quartet and the Cleveland Quartet, as well as with Charles Richard-Hamelin, Marie-Nicole Lemieux and Johannes Moser. Her interest in new music has led her to work with composers John Corigliano, Joan Tower and Krzysztof Penderecki.
Marina has recorded four albums on ATMA Classique, all of which have received strong critical and public acclaim. Her first release, Toquade (2017), was selected in the “Classical Album of the Year” category at the 2017 ADISQ Gala as well as in the “Record of the Year” category at the 2018 Prix Opus. Recorded in 2019, ELLES has contributed to the recognition of the work of women composers who are unfairly forgotten or unknown to the general public. Her JUNO Award album, Viola Borealis (2022), reflects her willingness to connect different languages within creative programming. With this album, she revisits her own relationship to the north by traversing works by Latvian composer Pēteris Vasks and Anishinaabe artist Melody McKiver, as well as the very first viola concerto, composed around 1716 by Telemann. Her newest release with Trio Garibaldi, Faded in Sepia (2026), alongside clarinetist Jose Franch-Ballester and pianist David Fung, expands her chamber music discography through commissions of new works by Stephen Chatman and Dorothy Chang, the first commercial recording of Lowell Liebermann’s Trio for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano, Op. 128, and original arrangements of music by Duke Ellington. This album reflects her continued commitment to artistic collaboration, expanding repertoire, and exploring the expressive richness of chamber music.
Marina Thibeault plays an English viola made by Gordon Kerr (2020) and wishes to thank the anonymous donor of the instrument.
“What a beautiful meeting in music! Marina’s interpretation of my viola concerto is truly excellent. She has captured and sensed my message. It is a pleasure to witness her own personal vision and understanding of it. We are together a double power. The way to confirm love and light in the viola concerto is not an easy one. She has power, confidence and, of course, excellent performance skills. And that is why the audience believes in her!”

