About Me
Dr. Eunice In Hwa Lee, a nationally certified cello teacher through the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA), is a dedicated cellist, educator, and chamber musician with a strong commitment to both performance and teaching.
As an active performer, she has collaborated with internationally renowned artists including Colin Carr, Eric Bartlett, members of the Emerson String Quartet and the Tokyo String Quartet, as well as Sejong Soloists, and has contributed to the recording of Sejong Soloists’ album PASSION.
She was invited by the Korean National Government to perform at Korean embassies in the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, and Colombia as part of an international concert tour, and has appeared in performances across Russia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Korea, and the United States.
In Maryland, she has performed as a substitute cellist with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and has also performed with the KBS Symphony Orchestra (Korean Broadcasting System Symphony Orchestra), including at Carnegie Hall in New York.
Dr. Lee is the founder and director of Eunice Lee Cello Studio in McLean, Virginia, and has served as a judge for the New York International Competition. She also served as a Teaching Artist and Cello Faculty member at the Mason Community Arts Academy of George Mason University. She is a member of several professional organizations, including the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA), Virginia Music Teachers Association (VMTA), Maryland State Music Teachers Association (MSMTA), Northern Virginia Music Teachers Association (NVMTA), Suzuki Association of the Americas (SAA) and Washington Music Teachers Association (WMTA).
With over 26 years of teaching experience, Dr. Lee is widely recognized for producing exceptional results. Her students have served as principal cellists in the American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras and the Governor’s School for the Performing Arts, and have been selected for prestigious ensembles including the All-National, All-Eastern, and All-State Orchestras. Her students are prizewinners in major competitions such as the American Protégé International Competition, New York Artists International Competition, National Artists Competition, VMTA Concerto Competition, and multiple youth orchestra concerto competitions.
As a performer, Dr. Lee has received top honors in international competitions including the Moscow International Music Competition, Ackerman Chamber Music Competition, and Alexander & Buono International Competition, and has been a finalist or semi-finalist in the Aldo Parisot and Dr. Luis Sigall International Cello Competitions.
Dr. Lee earned her Doctor of Musical Arts in Cello Performance from Stony Brook University under the guidance of Colin Carr, a Master of Music and Artist Diploma from the Yale School of Music under Aldo Parisot, and a Bachelor of Music from Korea National University of Arts under Myung-Wha Chung. She has completed comprehensive Suzuki training (Units 1–10), Suzuki Early Childhood Education, and additional pedagogical studies through the School for Strings in New York City and the Chicago Suzuki Institute. She also studied extensively with Eric Bartlett, cellist of the New York Philharmonic and faculty at The Juilliard School.
