Eileen Moon

Eileen Moon is the former Associate Principal cellist of the New York Philharmonic, with which she enjoyed 15 years of world class programming, touring, chamber music, and participation in music festivals throughout the country. Moon began her cello studies with Frances Bennion and Irene Sharp at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and continued her studies at the Juilliard School with Channing Robbins and Joel Krosnick, as well as at the Hochschule fur Musik in Vienna with Valentin Erben. Upon graduating from Juilliard, Moon won second prize at the Geneva International Cello Competition and fourth prize at the Tchaikovsky International Cello Competition. Thereafter, she began her orchestral life as a substitute with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and San Francisco Symphony before joining the New York Philharmonic.

Born and raised in Los Altos, California, Moon returned to California in 2022 to prioritize proximity to family. Since her return, she has enjoyed her favorite things: running, outrigger canoeing, and all things family and community, including her husband and team of six dogs. Moon is still an active freelance cellist. She teaches at Napa Valley College and is Academy Programs Associate with Festival Napa Valley.