Korean-American cellist Eunghee Cho was awarded Second Prize and the special award for Outstanding Chinese New Piece Performance at the Schoenfeld International String Competition (China). He also earned top prizes at the Chamber Music Yellow Springs Competition (USA), Gustav Mahler Prize Cello Competition (Czech Republic), and AEMC International Chamber Music Competition (Italy). He formerly held Principal Cello positions with Atlantic Symphony Orchestra and Boston Festival Orchestra and has performed as Guest Principal Cello with Dallas Chamber Symphony, Cape Symphony, Unitas Ensemble, and Symphony by the Sea. Eunghee has collaborated in performances with artists such as Midori Goto, Inon Barnatan, David Shifrin, Elton John, Maeve Gilchrist, Keith Murphy, Alec Benjamin, François Salque, and with members of the Borromeo String Quartet, St. Lawrence String Quartet, Calder String Quartet, A Far Cry, and Aaron Diehl Trio.

Eunghee teaches on the cello and chamber music faculty of University of Houston’s Moores School of Music where he also directs the Moores Cello Ensemble, CelloFest Houston, and Texas Music Festival’s Chamber Music Program. He has been invited to present cello masterclasses for Boston Conservatory, Towson University, La Jolla Music Society, Artis Naples, Royal Conservatory of Music, Walnut Hill School for the Arts, and Martha’s Vineyard Chamber Music Society, and is the Artistic Director of Mellon Music Festival in Davis, CA. Eunghee has also served on the summer teaching faculties of Texas Music Festival, Montecito International Music Festival, Heifetz International Music Institute, Texas Strings Festival, and Festival Internacional de Música Naolinco.