Renowned for her “rich and profound tone, as well as her exceptional virtuosity and enthusiasm” (The Strad), violist Marina Thibeault embraces the musical scene with ever-renewed fervor as a chamber musician, concert performer, and soloist. Convinced that one must “endure everything, experience everything, confront all obstacles, all contradictions” (Pierre Perrault), she navigates the sometimes turbulent currents of a carefully chosen musical repertoire, approaching both old and new works with equal commitment. Through her practice, she constantly challenges the traditional role of the performer, situating it within a fully poetic approach, as well as a physical quest and a journey of self-transcendence.

Named Revelation of the Year 2016-2017 by Radio-Canada, Marina has since been invited to perform internationally as a soloist with the Northern Czech Republic Philharmonic Orchestra, the Mariánské Lázně Orchestra, the Santiago Chamber Orchestra, and in recital in Verbier. In Canada, audiences have heard her with orchestras including the Orchestre Métropolitain, La Sinfonia Toronto, and the Agora Symphony Orchestra. 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 three albums, all with ATMA Classique, which have been highly acclaimed by critics and audiences alike. Her debut release, Toquade (2016), was nominated for Classical Album of the Year at the 2017 ADISQ Gala and for Album of the Year at the 2018 Opus Awards. Recorded in 2019, ELLES helped bring recognition to the work of unjustly forgotten or little-known female composers. Her most recent musical endeavor, Viola Borealis (2022), reflects her desire to weave together different musical languages ​​within a creative program. With this album, she revisits her own relationship to Nordic culture by exploring works by Latvian composer Pēteris Vasks and Anishinaabe artist Melody McKiver, as well as the very first viola concerto, composed around 1716 by Telemann.

Recipient of numerous scholarships and awards, Marina is a graduate of McGill University and the Curtis Institute. Since 2019, she has had the privilege of teaching at the University of British Columbia as an assistant professor, where she helps to awaken and affirm the sometimes unsuspected artistic vocations of her students.

Having studied the links between sports psychology and interpreter work as part of her doctorate, Marina gladly nourishes her artistic practice by exploring the surrounding landscapes by bike or running.