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 received top prizes at the Chamber Music Yellow Springs Competition (USA), the Gustav Mahler Prize Cello Competition (Czech Republic), and the AEMC International Chamber Music Competition (Italy), among other national competitions. Eunghee is the cellist of TRIO MAGNOLIANA, principal cellist of MERCURY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, and Director of Chamber Music for the TEXAS MUSIC FESTIVAL. He serves as Artistic Director of the MELLON MUSIC FESTIVAL in Davis, CA and currently teaches cello at the Moores School of Music at the University of Houston where he also directs the Moores Cello Ensemble and CelloFest Houston.