Phoebe Russell (born 1995 or 1996 (age 27–28))[1] is an Australian classical double bass player.
Career edit
After studying piano in primary school,[2] Russell studied at the Australian National Academy of Music in her home town of Melbourne.[3] She moved to Berlin at the age of 17, studied at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin,[4] made her debut in the double bass section of the Berlin Philharmonic, and graduated from the Karajan Academy there.[5] She bought an Italian double bass made in Brescia in 1700 from her mentor and principal double bass of the Berlin Philharmonic, Klaus Stoll.[2]
She has performed with leading orchestras and conductors in more than 20 countries around the world and in Australia, including as principal double bass in the Australian World Orchestra. She won the award for "Work of the Year: Large Ensemble" at the APRA Music Awards of 2023 for her recording of Paul Dean's Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Johannes Fritzsch.[6]
She returned to Australia when Alondra de la Parra was announced as the Queensland Symphony Orchestra's (QSO) musical director.[5] Since 2017, she is the principal double bass player of the QSO and plays a double bass by Giovanni Maria Del Bussetto (1640–1681).[3] She also teaches double bass at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music and gives classes at the Guildhall School of Music, London, the Melbourne and Sydney Conservatoriums of Music, the Australian National Academy of Music and at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia.[7]
Personal life edit
Russell is married to the Columbian-born composer Bernardo Alviz whom she met in London.[2][5][8]
References edit
- ^ "Meet Phoebe Russell". Weekender. Seven Network. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
Phoebe Russell is just 26 years old ...
- ^ a b c Phoebe Russell (26 July 2021). "Playing Up: The Double Bass with Phoebe Russell". Limelight. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Phoebe Russell". Queensland Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ "2019 Biographies – Phoeb Russell" (PDF). Queensland Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ a b c Michelle Beesley (28 March 2018). "#SheInspires Phoebe Russell". SheSociety.
- ^ "2023 Art Music Awards – Winners & Finalists". APRA AMCOS. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ "Phoebe Russell". Australian World Orchestra. 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ "On the Couch with Phoebe Russell". Australian Arts Review. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
