Flute
JI WEON YU, Principal Flute
Ji Weon Ryu has been Principal Flute of the Albany Symphony Orchestra since 2017 and has held the same position at the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra since 2019.
She has performed with the New York Philharmonic, has spent summers at the Britt, Chautauqua, Tanglewood, and Verbier Festival, and has been a soloist with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Seoul Chamber Orchestra, and Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra.
She regularly tours with the Frisson, an "explosive" New York City-based chamber ensemble, as a founding member, and is a co-founder and the artistic committee of the Ensemble Blank, a contemporary group based in Seoul that strives to push boundaries of classical music repertoire and searches for unconventional concert venues.
In addition to her appearance on stage, Ji Weon is also committed to teaching. She has given guest teaching and masterclasses at The Juilliard School, Manhattan School of Music, Berklee College of Music, Loyola University, Tulane University, and University of Kansas. In the 2022-2023 academic year, she taught as a Flute Instructor at Louisiana State University.
Ji Weon holds degrees from Manhattan School of Music and The Juilliard School.