ARTIST PROFILE:
Gwendolyn Masin

Gwendolyn Masin is one of today’s significant concert violinists and an innovator in classical music. She performs internationally as a soloist, and in collaboration with musicians, artists, and orchestras. Tours and live recordings include performances with the all the Irish orchestra, the Hungarian National Philharmonic, Hungarian Chamber Orchestra, Slovak State Philharmonic, Savannah and Georgia Philharmonic Orchestras, and the Bernese Symphony Orchestra. Concerts and masterclasses take her all over Europe and the United States, as well as Asia, South Africa, and the Middle East.

Masin is a recording artist for Naxos and Orchid Classics and a commissioner for contemporary music. She has premiered works by, amongst others, Thorsten Encke, Daniel Schnyder, Dobrinka Tabakova, and John Buckley.

In 2009, the award-winning, Michaela’s Music House was published. At the time of printing, it marked her as the youngest female violinist to have penned her own violin method. From 2013 to 2020, Masin was professor of violin studies at the Haute École de Musique de Genève, Switzerland.

Masin enjoys partnerships with National Concert Hall where she artistically directs its annual International Master Course, and with Casino Bern. She is a director of the Music Instrument Fund of Ireland which celebrates 30 years in 2025 and is a member of the Cultural Commission of Berne since 2024.

Gwendolyn holds degrees from the Royal Schools of Music London; the Hochschule der Künste Berne; the Musikhochschule Lübeck, and a PhD from Trinity College.

www.gwendolynmasin.com