As the Dallas Chamber Symphony begins its new season, it welcomes a newly appointed principal cellist, Eunghee Cho. Cho will perform at the season opening concert featuring internationally acclaimed pianist Anton Nel on October 14 at the Moody Performance Hall in the Dallas Arts District.

The Korean American cellist might owe his musical ambitions to his sister. Born in Davis, California, he started playing the piano at age five, but he developed an interest in the cello at age eight after his sister began playing the violin.

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“I was always the younger sibling that wanted what she had, but slightly better,” Cho said. “Seeing my sister play the violin made me want to do something similar.”

In college, he was studying biology and music, with

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