Angela Ryu

Angela Ryu has been a member of the Minnesota Orchestra first violin section since 2025. Named one of CBC’s “30 Hot Canadian Classical Musicians Under 30”, she began her musical studies in New Denver, British Columbia and spent her formative years in Calgary, Alberta with William van der Sloot at the Mount Royal Conservatory. She received her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from Rice University, Shepherd School of Music studying with Paul Kantor. 

Angela is a first prize winner of several Canadian national competitions including the Shean Strings Competition, the Canadian Music Competition and the Canadian National Music Festival. In 2023, Angela was the winner of the Shepherd School Concerto Competition and performed the Sibelius Violin Concerto with the symphony under Hans Graf. She has enjoyed performing internationally, participating in competitions such as the Klein International Strings Competition and Washington International Competition for Strings. In addition, Angela has appeared as soloist with the Calgary Civic Symphony, the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. 

Angela has served in concertmaster and principal positions at orchestras including the Shepherd School symphonies and the Tanglewood Music Center. She has also received fellowships from the Aspen Music Festival, Toronto Summer Music, and Verbier Festival.