Desmond Hoebig
Desmond Hoebig is a Canadian cellist with a career as a soloist, orchestral and chamber musician. Hoebig has held the chair of Principal Cellist in the
Hoebig was born in 1961 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[1] He studied with James Hunter, Jack Mendelsohn and Ian Hampton. In 1979, Hoebig, his sister, violinist Gwen Hoebig, and pianist David Moroz, formed the Hoebig-Moroz Trio. The trio won first prize in the 1983 CBC Radio Talent Competition. The trio has toured in Canada, the USA, and England.[4]
Hoebig studied with
Hoebig won the First Prize at the Munich International Competition (1984), the Grand Prize of the CBC Talent Competition (1981) and the Canadian Music Competition (1980). He was also an award winner at the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow (1982).[1]
As a chamber musician, Hoebig was the cellist with the
Discography
Hoebig has recorded as a soloist with orchestras and in ensembles. He is featured on at least eight CDs, including
Free Canadian Broadcasting Corporation recordings of several works are available at http://music.cbc.ca/#/artists/Desmond-Hoebig
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Desmond Hoebig". The Shepherd School of Music. Rice University.
- ^ "Faculty - Desmond Hoebig". The Glenn Gould School. The Royal Conservatory. Archived from the original on August 25, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
- ^ "Desmond Hoebig". cellist.nl. Archived from the original on March 22, 2016.
- ^ Elliott, Robin (December 15, 2013). "Desmond Hoebig". Canadian Encyclopedia.