[1] Born in Joliette, Quebec, Thouin began studying the violin at the age of four with Hratchia Sevadjian.
He is a graduate of the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal where he studied with Sonia Jelinkova and was awarded the Prix avec Grande Distinction in 1995.
After winning the Prix d’Europe and the Canadian Music Centre’s Prize in 1997, he pursued further studies at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague with Ivan Straus.
[1] Thouin is the former concertmaster of the Jeunesses Musicales World Orchestra with whom he toured Asia, Europe and Israel.
He served as the concertmaster of the National Arts Centre Orchestra in the 2004–2005 season.