Ha Eun Song

Ha Eun Song, born in Korea, began her journey with the cello at the age of 13. She earned her Master of Music degrees from Rice University and Yale University, where she received multiple scholarships, including the Norman and Jeanne Kierman Fischer Prize and the Edmund Saranec Scholarship. She completed her Bachelor of Music at Ewha Womans University.

Her cello studies have been guided by renowned mentors including Desmond Hoebig, Paul Watkins, Il-Hwan Bae, and Hyong-Won Chang, with additional lessons and masterclasses with esteemed artists such as Ralph Kirshbaum, Alan Stepansky, Troles Svane, and Gary Hoffman.

Throughout her career, Song received various awards, including the Art/Sports Vision Scholarship from the Korea Student Aid Foundation and multiple prizes in national competitions. She also was a winner of the Keston MAX London Symphony Orchestra fellow audition in Music Academy of the West which led her to perform in high-profile venues such as the Barbican Centre in London.

As an orchestra musician, Song performed in many concerts as a principal cellist and she had a previlege to perform under the baton of renowned conductors including Sir Simon Rattle, Marin Alsop, and Gianandrea Noseda. She also performed with New World Symphony, Houston Symphony, Fort Worth Symphony as a substitute musician.

As a passionate chamber musician, Song has worked with renowned string quartets and chamber musicians such as the Brentano Quartet, Paul Kantor, Brian Connelly, David Geber and more. She has also participated in many festivals worldwide including Eumyoun International Music Festival, Atlantic Music Festival, Music Academy of the West, and Aspen Music Festival where she received the New Horizons Fellowship.