Brinton Smith, Principal

Hailed by New York Newsday for “…extraordinary musicianship...forceful, sophisticated and entirely in the spirit of the music,” American cellist Brinton Averil Smith performances...

Christopher French, Associate Principal

Christopher French is the associate principal cellist of the Houston Symphony. Before joining the orchestra in 1986 he held titled positions in...

Haeri Ju 

Haeri Ju, cello, is a native of South Korea, and has performed as principal cellist with a number of ensembles, most recently with the...

Jeffrey Butler

Kevin Dvorak

Kevin Dvorak, cello, is a native Texan. Prior to joining the cello section of the Houston Symphony in 1978, he appeared as soloist with...

Xiao Wong

Xiao Wong, cello, was born in Beijing, China, where he first received ear-training and piano lessons from his father at age three. He began to study cello when he was seven and eventually graduated from...

Myung Soon Lee

Myung-Soon Lee, cello, was born in Seoul, Korea. She came to the United States at the age of 21 to study...

James Denton

Trained as a cellist with Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from Rice University, James R. Denton has been a member of the world-renowned Houston Symphony since 1988. He combined his love of music with... 

Anthony Kitai

Anthony Kitai was born in Michigan and began playing the cello at age five. He earned a bachelor of music degree from...