Born in Perth, Australia, Adam Masters completed a Bachelor in medicine and worked as a doctor before undertaking a Bachelor's degree in Baroque oboe at the University of Melbourne.
Adam gained numerous years of experience as principal oboe with baroque orchestras
throughout Australia and New Zealand, and received teaching positions in Baroque oboe at the University of Melbourne and Sydney Conservatorium. Adam completed a Masters
degree in Baroque oboe at the Universität der Künste in Berlin studying with Xenia Löffler, and worked for a number of years with numerous Baroque orchestras throughout Europe including Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Elbipolis Baroque Orchestra Hamburg, Collegium 1704 Prague, and the Netherlands Bach Collegium, among others.
Since returning to Australia, Adam has played principal oboe with all the major period-
instrument ensembles in the country and has resumed teaching period oboe at the
University of Melbourne.

Bio updated Feb 2025