Phoebe Masel is a violinist and teacher based in nipaluna (Hobart) and naarm (Melbourne).

Highly sought-after as a performer, Phoebe is a casual violinist with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Victoria and Melbourne Chamber Orchestra. In recent years she has toured nationally with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Opera Australia and Musica Viva Australia. She has also enjoyed performances at the Castlemaine State Festival, Four Winds Festival, Huntington Estate Music Festival and the Bangalow Music Festival. With the Australian Youth Orchestra, Phoebe toured extensively throughout Australia, Europe and China.

Phoebe is an engaging and dedicated violin teacher. Her students have received accolades at several competitions, including the American Protégé International Piano and String Competition (2020) and the Rising Star London Festival Competition (2020). She has been a violin tutor for NSW Senior Music Camp, State Music Camp Victoria, Melbourne Youth Orchestras, Tasmanian Residential Summer String Camp, and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s Pizzicato Effect. In 2022, she taught violin in the Bachelor of Music program at the Australian College of Arts (Collarts). Currently, Phoebe is completing a Master of Teaching at the University of Tasmania and teaches at St Michael’s Collegiate, Hobart.

Passionate about chamber music, Phoebe has performed in a number of innovative venues around the country with Dots + Loops and PlayOn. She performs regularly at the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) and has toured across Tasmania with the Hartz Trio. As concertmaster of Momentum Ensemble and first violinist of Inventi Ensemble, Phoebe has toured to remote communities around Australia, bringing high quality chamber music to the regions. These tours have been enriching and transformative, providing the opportunity to collaborate with local artists, children and community members. 

Phoebe graduated from the Australian National Academy of Music in 2021 where she studied with Dr Robin Wilson. She also holds a Bachelor of Music with First Class Honours from the University of Queensland and was awarded the University Medal for outstanding academic achievement in 2017. While at UQ, Phoebe studied with Associate Professor Adam Chalabi and was awarded the Sleath String Prize, the Richard Pollett Memorial String Prize and the 4MBS Musica Viva Sid Page Memorial Prize in Chamber Music. She was concertmaster of the UQ Pulse Chamber Orchestra and the UQ Symphony Orchestra, and represented UQ at the New York University Winter Strings Conference. Phoebe was a finalist in the ANAM Chamber Music Competition in both 2018 and 2019, and has been mentored by members of the Jerusalem, Takács, Elias, Goldner, Tinalley, Berg, Belcea and Australian String Quartets.

While classically trained, Phoebe also enjoys performing across a variety of genres. She has performed with Delta Goodrem, Jess Mauboy, Dannii Minogue, Kate Ceberano, and Lior, among many other leading pop and jazz artists.