Eugene is a bassist from Toronto, Canada, studying with Joseph Conyers in the Columbia-Juilliard exchange program. He serves as Principal Bass of the Columbia University Orchestra, where he is the first bassist to win the annual concerto competition. He spent his summers as an orchestral fellow at the National Repertory Orchestra and National Orchestral Institute, and has also appeared with the Juilliard Orchestra and Chicago Summer Opera.

At Juilliard and NOI, he played in masterclasses for renowned bassists Dominik Wagner, David Allen Moore, Maximilian Dimoff, and Jeffrey Turner. His other mentors include Hal Robinson, Rex Surany, Joel Quarrington, Michael Chiarello, and Ching-Ping Lin.

Outside of the orchestra, Eugene is passionate about all facets of music making and how different musical traditions intersect. Some of his most treasured musical experiences have been exploring solo and improvisational technique as a fellow at the Wabass Institute, learning Free Jazz in the Louis Armstrong Jazz Performance Program, and arranging and conducting movie and video game soundtracks as Co-Music Director of Columbia Pops. He strives to inspire those around him to find community and express their creativity with music.

Eugene is a senior at Columbia College, studying computer science and mathematics with a minor in music. At Columbia, he was a proud recipient of the 2023 and 2024 Richard and Brooke Kamin Rapaport Summer Music Performance Fellowship. When not in the practice room, he can be found hiking, recreating restaurant dishes at home, and solving the New York Times crossword.