Born in Davis, California, Korean-American cellist Eunghee Cho was awarded Second Prize and the special award for Outstanding Chinese New Piece Performance at the Alice & Eleonore Schoenfeld International String Competition in Harbin, China. He has also earned top prizes
Born in Macau, pianist Kuok-Wai Lio began his studies at the age of five, was awarded a scholarship to study at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts at the age of nine, and made his concerto début at the