Phoebe Fan

About

Phoebe began playing violin at the age of 4 and is currently completing a Master of Music (Orchestral Performance) at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, under the tutelage of Associate Professor Curt Thompson. She is a humble recipient of the 2024 Corinna D’Hage Mayer String Scholarship. As a young soloist, Phoebe was selected as a Finalist in the 2017 Preston Youth Concerto Competition and competed as a Semi-Finalist in the Melbourne Youth Orchestra’s Virtuosity Competition in 2018. She was also selected for VCE Top Class 2020, performing at the Melbourne Recital Centre. More recently, Phoebe has been selected as a semi-finalist in the 2024/25 Kendall National Violin Competition. She has also thoroughly enjoyed performing in solo masterclasses for renowned musicians such as Maxim Vengerov, Daniel Dodds, Miki Tsunoda, and Gabriela Diaz and collaborated in chamber workshops and performances with members of the Australian Chamber Orchestra and Australian String Quartet. As a passionate orchestral musician, she toured Asia with the Conservatorium’s Symphony Orchestra in 2023 as Associate Principal Second Violin and has enjoyed leading the orchestra this year as Concertmaster and Principal Second Violin.