Kevin Dvorak, cello, is a native Texan. Prior to joining the cello section of the Houston Symphony in 1978, he appeared as soloist with the Dallas, Fort Worth and Midland-Odessa Symphony Orchestras. He has performed on several Houston concert series, including the Da Camera Society, and as soloist with our own Houston Symphony. An ardent chamber music lover, he frequently presents concerts in his home with other symphony musicians. His hobbies include arranging music, swimming and gourmet cooking.

What is your earliest musical memory?
In fifth grade, our music class attended a Dallas Symphony concert for students. We prepared for the concert by reading about each piece and listening to a recording of each work on a scratchy LP.

If you weren't a musician, what you most like to do?
Even if I wasn't a professional cellist, I would still work in the music field. I college, I usually hung out more with singers than instrumentalists, accompanying them on the piano during voice lessons. I still have a fascination with voice and opera, so I would probably be a vocal coach of some sort.

What are your favorite hobbies?
During summer vacations, I arrange various works for chamber ensembles. In 2005, I premiered a new work for string orchestra, Brahms' Variations on a Theme of Handel, in a benefit concert for the American Red Cross.