About

Award winning flutist Ji Weon Ryu is currently pursuing her accelerated Masters of Music degree at The Juilliard School as a pupil of Robert Langevin. Ms. Ryu distinguished herself at the 2014 National Flute Association (NFA) Young Artist Competition in Chicago where she received 3rd  prize. An ardent interpreter of contemporary music, Ms. Ryu has premiered several new works, including Interpresence by Jane Rigler for which she won 1st prize  and the Best Performance of the Newly Commissioned Piece at the 2010 National Flute Association Soloists Competition in Anaheim, CA. 
Ms. Ryu made her solo debut with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, performing at the age of 12. She also performed with the Seoul Symphony Orchestra and presented a recital at Kumho Art Hall for the “Kumho Prodigy Concert.” Ms. Ryu has contributed her enthusiasm to the many ensembles of the Juilliard, playing all positions in the Juilliard Orchestra, the Juilliard Chamber Orchestra and the New Juilliard Ensemble. As principal flute of the New England Conservatory (NEC) Prep School Youth Philharmonic Orchestra (YPO), she performed at Dvorak Hall, Slovak Radio Hall, Smetana Festival and Musikverein for 2011 NEC Prep. YPO Concert Tour to Europe. She was chosen as principal flutist to participate in New York String Orchestra Seminar 2014, performing in Carnegie Hall.  
Ms. Ryu was born in Seoul, Korea, and began studying flute at the age of 10. She  has studied with Young Ji Song and So Young Lee in Korea and graduated with high honors from the Walnut Hill School for the Arts, where she studied with Judy Grant and received NEC Prep Woodwind Department Award. She hold Bachelor of Music degree at the Juilliard School, as a pupil of Carol Wincenc.  She is also passionate about sharing music with others and is part of the Gluck Fellowship at The Juilliard School, traveling to various hospitals in Manhattan to perform with her trios and two ballet dancers.
 

Music

Eugene Bozza-Image Op. 38
J. Ibert- Piece
Karg Elert- 30 Caprices Op. 107 No. 30 “Chaconne”
Karg Elert- Sonata Appasionata Op. 140
Paganini- Caprice Op.1 No.24
Paganini- Caprice Op.1 No.20
Paganini-Caprice Op.1 No.5
Luciano Berio- Sequenza I for Flute Solo (1958)
C.P.E Bach- Sonata in a minor H.562
J. S. Bach- Partita in a minor BWV 1013
Telemann 12 Fantasies TWV 40: 2-13
Janice Misurell Mitchell- Sometimes the City is Silent (2003)
Kazuo Fukushima- Mei (1962)
Robert Dick- Flying Lessons No.6
Marin Marais- Les Folies d’ Espagne

J. S. Bach Sonata for Flute and Piano/ Guitar Arr.
J. G. Muthel- Sonata for Flute and Piano in D Major/ Guitar Arr.
Francois Borne- Fantasie brillante sur “Carmen”
Bela Bartok- Suite Paysanne Hongroise
F. Doppler- Fantaisie Pastoral Hongroise Op. 26
C. P. E Bach- Hamburger Sonata for Flute and Piano in G Major H. 550/ Guitar Arr.
C. P. E Bach- Sonata for Flute and Piano in G Major H. 509 Wq. 84/ Guitar Arr.

Astor Piazzolla- Histoire du Tango for Flute and Guitar
H. Villa Lobos- The Jet Whistle for Flute and Cello

C. Debussy- Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp
Tour Takemitsu- And Then I Knew ’Twas Wind for Flute, Viola and Harp
Nina Rota- Trio for Flute, Violin and Piano (1958)
A. Jolivet- Pastorales de Noel for Flute, Harp and Bassoon
L. Beethoven- Serenade in D Major Op. 25 for Flute, Violin, Viola

W. A. Mozart Flute Quartet in D Major K.285
W. A. Mozart Flute Quartet in G Major K.285a
W. A. Mozart Flute Quartet in C Major K.Anh. 171/285b
W. A. Mozart Flute Quartet in A Major K.298

C. Nielsen- Wind Quintet Op. 43
J. Ibert- 3 Pieces breves for Wind Quintet
P. Taffanel- Wind Quintet
I. G. Fine- Partita for Wind Quintet

Audio