Location: Manhattan, NYC
Education
- BA from University of California: Berkeley
MM from Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
Experience
Robert has been teaching cello to all ages for the past 6 years in individual and group settings.
Bio
Robert H. is a Taiwanese-American cellist based in Queens, New York. Originally from the SF Bay Area, Robert holds degrees from Indiana University and UC Berkeley. As a professional cellist, he has performed with professional orchestras across California, including the Sacramento, Fresno, and Modesto Symphony Orchestras. Robert has been a member of the Indiana New Music Ensemble, the early music ensemble Concentus, and the IU Concert Orchestra, and he was principal cellist of the UC Berkeley Symphony and Chamber Orchestras.
He has performed in world-renowned venues such as the Vienna Musikverien, Slovak Radio Hall, Smetana Hall, Merkin Hall, and Davies Symphony Hall, and appeared in masterclasses with Seth Parker Woods, Sergey Malov, and members of the Kronos, Danish, and Shanghai String Quartet. Robert has spent summers as a fellow at festivals such as Mendocino, Taconic, NextFest, and Garth Newel, and as a student at Orford and Meadowmount schools of music.
Robert is pursuing graduate studies with Marcy Rosen at Queens College. He previously studied with Eric Kim, Jonathan Koh, and Jean-Michel Fonteneau, and historical instruments with Joanna Blendulf.