Mentors
Mr. Stephen Nielson
Pianist and Piano Teacher
Distinguished in both classical and sacred music, Steinway Artist Stephen Nielson is widely regarded as one of the distinctive artists of our time. His concertizing has taken him to such cities as Hong Kong, Bogotá, Freiburg, Copenhagen, Berlin, London, Vienna, Brussels, Tokyo, Frankfurt, Prague, Salzburg, Jerusalem, and Chennai to name a few. Long committed to the high calling of mentoring and nurture in the teaching profession, Stephen Nielson has served on collegiate faculties in Illinois and Texas, and has for many years maintained an award-winning private studio of adult and pre-collegiate students. Underscoring the esteem in which he is held nationally as a renowned teacher, Mr. Nielson was inducted into the inaugural Steinway & Sons Teacher Hall of Fame in October, 2019.
Ms. Eun-song Koh
Violinist and Violin Teacher
Violinist Eun-song Koh is an active performer and teacher. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music as a student of David Updegraff and Jan Mark Sloman. She earned a Master of Music degree from Northwestern University, where she was the recipient of the School of Music Eckstein Fund Grant. During her time at Northwestern University, Eun-song was also awarded the Bienen School of Music Grace Fox Congdon Scholarship, an endowed award for musical and academic excellence. She also served as a teaching fellow for the MusAid program in La Paz, Bolivia where she performed with the orchestra and taught at Bolivia Clasica. Eun-song currently resides in Dallas, Texas where she performs and teaches privately. Eun-song is a passionate and dedicated mentor to her students.