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 AYPO Concerto Competition, as well as recipients of top honors in numerous other competitions and auditions.
As a performer, she has won First Prize in the cello division of the Moscow International Competition, as well as First Prize at the Ackerman Chamber Music Competition. She was awarded the Grand Prize at the Korean Cultural Center Competition, First Prize at the Seoul Youth Music Competition and the Wolgahn Music Competition, and received top prizes at the Ewha-Kyunghyang, JoongAng Ilbo, Chosun Ilbo, Segye Ilbo, and Hankook Ilbo Music Competitions.
She earned Second Prize at the New York 5 Towns Young Artist Competition, was a finalist at the Aldo Parisot International Cello Competition, and a semifinalist at the Dr. Luis Sigall International Cello Competition, and received First Prize at the Alexander Buono International Competition. She was also selected for the Kumho Young Artist Audition, through which she presented a sponsored solo recital by the Kumho Cultural Foundation.
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 University 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.
