Born in Hong Kong, Eugene Yuen studied cello with Nicholas Tzavaras from the Shanghai Quartet and graduated from the Montclair State University Cali School of Music with a bachelor's degree in cello performance. He also holds a Masters of Music from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music where he studied with Julian Smiles of the Goldner Quartet on a full scholarship. His Hong Kong mentors include Anna Kwan and Timothy Frank. Eugene Yuen has held principal positions at the Round Top Festival (2016) and Texas Music Festival (2019) and has performed at the Red Rocks Chamber Music Institute. He is a first prize winner at the Princess Galyani Vadhana International Ensemble Competition in 2014, 2015 and 2022. In Australia he performed with the Opera Australia Orchestra. Eugene Yuen was appointed principal cellist of the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong in 2024.