Performer Biographies

Desmond Hoebig, cello

Born and raised in Vancouver, Hoebig studied at the Curtis Institute with David Soyer and at the Juilliard School with Leonard Rose and Channing Robbins. He also participated in master classes with Janos Starker and Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi at The Banff Centre for the Arts.

First-prize winner at the Munich International Competition, the CBC Talent Competition and the Canadian Music Competition, he was also an award winner at Moscow's Tchaikovsky Competition. As guest soloist, Mr. Hoebig has performed with all the major orchestras in Canada, as well as the Houston, Cincinnati, San Diego, Madison, Canton and Fresno symphonies. His performances abroad have included appearances with orchestras in Germany, Spain, Portugal and Japan. As a chamber musician he was cellist with the Orford string quartet which performed extensively throughout North America, Europe and Asia. The quartet won a Juno award for best classical album in 1990. He has also performed for almost 30 years with the Hoebig/Moroz trio and in a duo with Andrew Tunis.

Desmond Hoebig has performed and taught at festivals throughout North America including those in Marlborough, Banff, Domaine Forget, Morningside Music Bridge, Vancouver, Scotiafest, Sarasota and Ottawa. Mr. Hoebig has served as Associate Principal cellist of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, and Principal cellist of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Before joining the Cleveland Orchestra, he was Principal cellist of the Houston Symphony Orchestra and Associate Professor at Rice University's Shepard School of Music.