Hana Cohon, a first-year Cello Fellow at the New World Symphony, has performed around the world in venues like Carnegie Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Beijing’s Forbidden City Concert Hall and Shanghai Symphony Hall. A native of Seattle, she has always felt at home in the lush and beautiful Pacific Northwest.

Ms. Cohon has taken part in many summer festivals, among them Tanglewood Music Center, Aspen Music Festival, Spoleto Festival U.S.A., Orford Music and Heifetz International Music Festival. This past summer she appeared in the Valley of the Moon Festival in Sonoma, performing Classical and Romantic music on period instruments.

An avid orchestral musician, Ms. Cohon has played with the San Francisco Symphony, Colorado Symphony, Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, Civic Orchestra of Chicago, One Found Sound and Cape Cod Chamber Orchestra, among others. She has worked with many renowned conductors, including Herbert Blomstedt, Andris Nelsons, Ludovic Morlot, David Robertson, Thomas Adés and Giancarlo Guerrero.

Ms. Cohon received a bachelor of music degree from Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music, a master’s degree from the New England Conservatory and a professional studies certificate from San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Her primary teachers include Hans Jørgen Jensen, Yeesun Kim and Jennifer Culp. Her chamber music coaches included members of the Dover, Telegraph, Borromeo and Juilliard string quartets.

Ms. Cohon has appeared as soloist with the Seattle Symphony and was featured on WMHT Public Radio, NPR’s From the Top and Classical KING FM’s NW Focus LIVE. She also enjoys exploring musical styles and performs jazz, folk, Brazilian choro and original compositions as a founding member of the Pacific Crest Trio. When not performing, Ms. Cohon enjoys thrifting, playing with her twin puppies and searching for great croissants.