Stephanie Hunt
Stephanie Hunt (cello) An active and versatile musician, Stephanie Hunt performs on both modern and baroque cello. Her current activities include performances with the Perseid String Quartet and Early Music Missouri. Stephanie has participated in numerous international music festivals, including the Nederlandse Orkest- en Ensemble-Academie, Royaumont Formations Professionnelles (France), the Britten-Pears Young Artist Programme, and two summers as a Tanglewood Music Center Fellow. Her studies on modern cello led to a bachelor’s from the University of Miami's Frost School of Music and a master’s from Rice University's Shepherd School of Music. Following her American studies, Stephanie moved to Europe and earned a master’s in baroque cello from the Utrecht Conservatory in the Netherlands. Her cello teachers include Viola de Hoog, Norman Fischer, Hans Jørgen Jensen, Ross Harbaugh, and Monique Bartels. She also has an MBA from SIUE and a Master’s in Data Science from Eastern University.
Stephanie teaches cello in the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Suzuki program and maintains a private studio in St. Louis. Her students have participated in youth orchestras, all-suburban, all-district, and all-state festivals. She received the Suzuki Association Certificate of Achievement in 2023 and became a Suzuki Cello Teacher Trainer in 2024.
