Biography

Helen Nebeker is a Taiwanese-American pianist and music educator. She is working on her DMA at the University of Oregon, with previous degrees from the Manhattan School of Music (MM) and the Cleveland Institute of Music (BM). Her teachers include Dr. Daniel Shapiro, Alexandre Moutouzkine, and Dr. Brian Hsu.

In her career, Helen has performed in venues across the continental United States, Germany, Austria, France, and Taiwan. A few of Helen’s recent career highlights include awards at the 2024 MTNA Oregon State Young Artists Division and the 2022 Eisenberg-Fried Concerto Competition (MSM). Future appearances include presenting and performing at The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025, Context Conference 2025 (Eastman School of Music), and the 2026 MTNA National Conference. As a teacher, Helen currently serves as the president of the UO MTNA collegiate chapter and maintains a private studio in Texas, teaching online and in person. Students from her studio have gone on to attend schools like Indiana University, Stanford University, and Texas A&M University.

Helen’s artistic goals are to curate solo recital programs with underrepresented Romantic and contemporary composers, and to continue researching four-hand music, solo jazz piano, and the history of pianistic virtuosity. Outside of music, Helen’s hobbies include writing, playing video games, cosplaying, and reading science fiction.