KOA STRING QUARTET

Currently based in Boulder, Colorado, Heewon Lee is the cellist of the Koa String Quartet and in the Graduate String Quartet program at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Prior to the Koa String Quartet, she has traveled the world touring on cruise ships, performing as the Lincoln Center Stage Piano Quartet and captivating audiences on and off the ship.

 

Lee has also performed in the cello section of the Grand Rapids Symphony, the Artosphere Festival Orchestra, the Sarasota Opera Orchestra, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra. She was recently appointed Principal Cellist of the Boulder Symphony in October 2024.

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Lee held a faculty cello position at the Kanack School of Music and Artistry in Rochester, New York from 2020-2022. She has taught private lessons, group classes, and coached chamber groups of all ages while teaching students online from various cities of New York and California. Lee holds degrees from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and the Eastman School of Music. Her primary teachers were Amir Eldan, Steven Doane, and Rosemary Elliott.