07 Feb AVS Greenroom with Marina Thibeault – Sun, May 3!
Please join us as the AVS welcomes trailblazing Canadian violist, chamber musician, and pedagogue Marina Thibeault to the AVS Greenroom! A featured performer in both the 2021 and 2026 American Viola Society Festivals, we are thrilled to offer audiences the chance to get to know this blossoming artist better advance of her performances and festival activities. Topics are likely to include not only Marina’s background and career, but also her physical approach to the instrument, which blends elements of sports psychology with strength, flexibility, and endurance training. It’s sure to be a fascinating discussion!
AVS Greenroom with Marina Thibeault
Sunday, May 3
8:00pm ET
Live via Zoom
Bio:
Renowned for her “rich and deep sound as well as her virtuosity and exceptional enthusiasm” (The Strad), violist Marina Thibeault invests the musical scene with an ever renewed fervor as a chamber musician, concert artist and soloist. Convinced that one must “undergo everything, experience everything, face all obstacles, all contradictions” (Pierre Perrault), she sails through the sometimes tumultuous waves of a carefully curated repertoire, approaching old and new works with the same commitment. Through her practice, she constantly questions the traditional place of the performer in order to embody a poetic approach as well as a quest to surpass herself physically and spiritually. Her three recordings on the ATMA Classique label [Toquade, 2016, ELLES, 2019, and Viola Borealis, 2022] have all received significant critical and public acclaim, including the 2023 JUNO Award for Classical Album of the Year. She is currently on faculty at McGill University.