Francine Maas

Violon baroque

Francine Maas

Australian born, Francine Maas is completing her Masters in Performance at the Royal College of Music, specializing in historical and modern violin under the tutelage of Bojan Čičić, Yuri Zhislin and Joshua Fisher. Prior to this, she also studied at the University of Cambridge, the Royal Conservatoire of The Hague, and the University of Melbourne.

Having specialized in both modern and period instruments, Francine brings a unique perspective to the specific technicalities required of certain repertoires, and an understanding of historical context.

Since moving to the U.K. in 2018, she has performed, among others, with Norwich Baroque, Bury Baroque or the Cambridge Collegium as well as performing a solo recital series at Murray Edwards and Churchill Colleges in Cambridge. Recent highlights have included solo performances of Vivaldi’s Autumn from the Four Seasons at the Bedford Music Festival and Tilford Music Festival, as well as a collaborative project with the Mozarteum in Salzburg.

Francine Maas has also participated with numerous projects and masterclasses with performers and pedagogues such as Rachel Podger, Matthew Truscott and Lucy Russell. She performs on an original 18th century Benjamin Banks instrument.