David Hubov is a Swiss violinist with a strong background in both modern and historical performance practice. In October 2025, he joined the Zakhar Bron School of Music as a teaching assistant to Liana Tretiakova.
David Hubov, born in 2001 in Überlingen (Germany), received his first lessons from Leo Gschwend at the Arbon Music School. Supported by the “Begabtenförderung Musik Thurgau” (Talent Promotion Programme of the Canton of Thurgau), he made his debut at the age of 15 as a soloist with the Orchester Werkstatt Appenzell and the Symphonic Orchestra Arbon, and in 2016 he received an encouragement award from the Rotary Club Oberer Bodensee.
After completing the Art and Sports Class in Kreuzlingen as well as the PreCollege in Winterthur with Rahel Cunz, David Hubov completed his Bachelor studies (2020–2023) and his Master of Arts in Music Performance (2023–2025) at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts – Music, studying in the violin class of Isabelle van Keulen. During his studies, he specialised in historical performance practice and studied Baroque violin with Brian Dean. He also served as concertmaster in various Baroque ensembles at the HSLU. He is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Music Education at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), studying violin with Sergey Malov and completing a minor in Advanced Historical Performance Practice.
He is a member of the Swiss Youth Symphony Orchestra (SJSO) and performs regularly in various chamber music and Baroque ensembles, including the Collegium Musicum Luzern and the Munich Baroque Orchestra L’Arpa Festante. Furthermore, he has been active as a conductor in Baar and Weinfelden since this year.
During his training, he received valuable artistic inspiration from Dmitry Smirnov, Roberto González-Monjas, Daniel Dodds, Stefan Wirth, Konstantin Lifschitz and Igor Karsko. He also took part in masterclasses with Daniel Dodds in Lucerne, Ingolf Turban in Riehen (Basel), Bartek Niziol and Hanna Weinmeister at the International Uttwil Masterclasses, and Philippe Graffin in Lucerne. In 2023, David Hubov was awarded the 2nd Prize in the final of the international Maria Labia Prize competition in Malcesine, Italy.