Phoebe Russell (born 1995 or 1996 (age 28–29))[1] is an Australian classical double bass player.
[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 [de].
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.
[7] Russell is married to the Columbian-born composer Bernardo Alviz whom she met in London.