October 20, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
Saint-Saëns + Haydn's "London" Symphony
Moody Performance Hall
2520 Flora Street, Dallas, TX 75201
An evening of orchestral masterworks featuring Kodály’s Summer Evening, Saint-Saëns’ First Cello Concerto performed by Eunghee Cho, and Haydn’s Symphony No. 104, the “London.” Richard McKay conducts.
$29-54 reserved seats
Program
Main event starts at 7:30 p.m.
Richard McKay conducts
Zoltán Kodály
Summer Evening
Camille Saint-Saëns
Cello Concerto Nº 1 in A minor
Eunghee Cho, cello
Allegro non troppo
Allegretto con moto
Tempo primo (Allegro non troppo)
Intermission
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony Nº 104 in D major
Adagio – Allegro
Andante
Menuetto: Allegro
Finale: Spiritoso
Program duration:
110 minutes, including intermission
$29-54 reserved seats
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About the Artists
Eunghee Cho, cello
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), among other national competitions. He is the principal cellist of Dallas Chamber Symphony and Mercury Chamber Orchestra where he leads on both modern and baroque cello, and he regularly performs as principal cellist with other ensembles around the country including Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, Boston Festival Orchestra, and Cape Symphony. Eunghee has collaborated in performances with artists such as Midori Goto, Inon Barnatan, Paul Neubauer, David Shifrin, Elton John, Jorge Glem, Alexis Cardenas, Maeve Gilchrist, Keith Murphy, Alec Benjamin, François Salque, and with members of the Cleveland Quartet, Borromeo String Quartet, St. Lawrence String Quartet, Calder String Quartet, A Far Cry, and Aaron Diehl Trio.
Eunghee is the cellist of Trio Magnoliana and Director of Chamber Music for Texas Music Festival. He has been invited to present cello masterclasses for Boston Conservatory, Towson University, La Jolla Music Society, University of Southern Mississippi, Oklahoma State University, 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, International Cello Institute, Montecito International Music Festival, Heifetz International Music Institute, Texas Strings Festival, and Festival Internacional de Música Naolinco.
He 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. His major teachers were Andrew Shulman, Paul Katz, and Laurence Lesser, and he received additional instruction from Ralph Kirshbaum, Midori Goto, Kim Kashkashian, and baroque cello from Lucia Swarts at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague.
Richard McKay, music & artistic director
Richard McKay is a conductor of the symphonic and operatic repertory across the United States, Europe and South America. An established leader in the vibrant Dallas arts community, his recent performances have been hailed by critics as “spellbinding,” “finely paced,” and “perfectly shaped” (D Magazine and The Dallas Morning News).
McKay has worked with the Baltimore Symphony and Dallas Symphony, where he has assisted conductors Günther Herbig, Carlos Kalmar, Jaap van Zweden, and many others. He has led performances at the Aspen Music Festival where he was a fellowship conductor at the American Academy of Conducting. McKay has also conducted the Fort Worth Symphony, Dallas Opera Orchestra, Irving Symphony, Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, Mendoza Symphony, Estonian National Youth Symphony, and others. Other program highlights have included successful collaborations with Texas Ballet Theater and Bruce Wood Dance.
McKay holds a doctorate from the Peabody Conservatory where he trained with Gustav Meier, Markand Thakar, and Marin Alsop while serving as assistant conductor and chorus master of the Peabody Orchestras and Opera. He graduated with a Master of Music degree in orchestral conducting from The University of Texas at Austin, where he conducted performances at the Butler Opera Center and served as Music Director of the University Orchestra.