He began his training at the Conservatory of Music in his native Victoria, BC, followed by studies in Salzburg, at the University of Toronto, and privately with Norbert Brainin of the Amadeus Quartet.

For the past decade Mr. Destrubé’s electrifying interpretations of baroque and classical repertoire on period instruments have allowed him to perform with many of the world’s leading period ensembles. He was a founding member of the renowned Tafelmusik Orchestra and has been guest concertmaster with both the Hanover Band and the Academy of Ancient Music under Christopher Hogwood. Other orchestras with which he has performed and recorded include the London Classical Players, the Taverner Consort, the English Concert, the Leonhardt Consort, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe under Claudio Abbado and Sir Georg Solti.

Mr. Destrubé is former concertmaster of the CBC Vancouver Orchestra and is co-concertmaster of Frans Brüggen’s Amsterdam-based Orchestra of the 18th Century, with which he tours three times each year. As leader of the Anima Eterna Orchestra, he collaborated on an acclaimed recording of Mozart piano concertos with Jos van Immerseel.

Marc Destrubé’s recent activities include regular performances in the group L’Archibudelli with Anner Bylsma, Jurgen Kussmaul, and Vera Beths. He has recently been appointed first violinist with the Axelrod String Quartet, in residence at the Smithsonian institute in Washington D.C. He has been concertmaster under such renowned conductors as Sir Simon Rattle, Kent Nagano, Helmuth Rilling, and Franz Brüggen. As a much sought after teacher, he has given master classes at the Paris and Moscow Conservatories and led classes in Mateus (Portugal), at the Internationale Bach Akademie (Germany), and the Jerusalem Music Centre. He has also presented concerts for children at the Cité de la Musique in Paris. Marc Destrubé also performs annually with the Oregon Bach Festival in Eugene.