Mikhailo Babiak has served as principal horn of both l'Orchestre Symphonique de Québec and l'Orchestre Symphonique du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean since 2022. Prior to his move to Québec he played for three seasons as principal horn of the Canadian Opera Company in Toronto. Mikhailo is regularly invited to perform as guest principal horn with the National Arts Centre and Vancouver Symphony orchestras as well as Les Violins du Roy, and has performed and toured frequently with his hometown Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
He is an alumnus of the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, the National Orchestral Institute and Festival, the Banff Centre Orchestra and Master Class programs, the National Academy Orchestra of Canada, and the Pacific Music Festival in Japan.
Mikhailo received his Bachelor of Music and Performance Diploma from The Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, before earning a Master of Music from Northwestern University. In 2014 he returned to the Royal Conservatory of Music as a fellow of the Rebanks Family Fellowship and International Residency. His teachers include Gabe Radford, Neil Deland, Chris Gongos, Jon Boen, and Gail Williams.
He is an alumnus of the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, the National Orchestral Institute and Festival, the Banff Centre Orchestra and Master Class programs, the National Academy Orchestra of Canada, and the Pacific Music Festival in Japan.
Mikhailo received his Bachelor of Music and Performance Diploma from The Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, before earning a Master of Music from Northwestern University. In 2014 he returned to the Royal Conservatory of Music as a fellow of the Rebanks Family Fellowship and International Residency. His teachers include Gabe Radford, Neil Deland, Chris Gongos, Jon Boen, and Gail Williams.
