Thibaud Pavlovic-Hobba joins the ensemble having led the Flinders Quartet for five years
French-Australian violinist Thibaud Pavlovic-Hobba has joined the Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) as a full-time member. The news closely follows that of the appointment of Tim Yu as full-time violinist.
Pavlovic-Hobba extends his existing relationship with the orchestra, as he was an ACO Emerging Artist in 2014 under the mentorship of Helena Rathbone. He later became a part-time member of the orchestra for four years.
He led the Flinders Quartet for five years playing at festivals including the Australian World Orchestra Chamber Festival, Adelaide Festival and the Canberra International Music Festival, as well as performing for the quartet’s own subscription series.
Pavlovic-Hobba studied with Peter Tanfield in Tasmania, followed by studies at the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) with Paul Wright and Bill Hennessy. He won the ANAM chamber music competition in 2011.
His studies at ANAM saw him performing with members of the Brodsky Quartet, Nicolas Altstaedt, Alban Gerhardt and Anthony Marwood.
Pavlovic-Hobba plays a violin by Giovanni Battista Gabrielli, c.1756 kindly on loan from Helena Rathbone.
The ACO is one of the world’s leading chamber ensembles, and is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. It comprises 17 musicians and has been under the artistic directorship of Australian violinist and ACO lead violin Richard Tognetti since 1990.
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