Mark Destrubé
Baroque violin
Canadian violinist Marc Destrubé is known for his exceptionally versatility; he appears as soloist, chamber musician, concertmaster or director/conductor of orchestras and divides his time between performances of the standard repertoire on modern instruments, and performing baroque and classical music on period instruments. He is currently first violinist with the Axelrod String Quartet (Smithsonian Institution), a member of the Turning Point Ensemble (Vancouver), specializing in 20th century and new music. As concertmaster he has played under Sir Simon Rattle, Kent Nagano, Helmuth Rilling, Christopher Hogwood, Philippe Herreweghe, Gustav Leonhardt and Frans Brüggen. He is co-concertmaster of Brüggen’s Orchestra of the 18th Century (Amsterdam) with whom he has toured the major concert halls and festivals of Europe, North America, Asia and Australia.