Jeajoon Ryu

Jeajoon Ryu (born 1970) is a South Korean composer. He was invited to the Naantali Music Festival^[1] (Finland) and Mecklenburg Music Festival (Germany) as guest or residence composer and jury member of international Violin Competition of Astana. He was the artistic director of Seoul International Music Festival in 2009-2010 and a composer of Poland Gozow Philharmonic Orchestra in 2011-2012.

Outstanding artists, such as Arto Noras, Michel Lethiec, Ralf Gothoni, Li-Wei Qin, Shanghai Quartet, Juyung Baek, So-Ok Kim, Johannes Moser and Ilya Gringolts were performed his works.

Also His works is performed some of the world’s leading orchestra, such as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO), l'Orchestre régional de Cannes-Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (ORCPACA).,the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra (Helsingin kaupunginorkesteri), and the Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra. His music has been given numerous critically acclaimed around the world and at the Cadogan Hall, Verdi Hall in Milan, Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall, and Helsinki Music Centre. In Korea G-philharmonic Orchestra under principle conductor Jabum Ku was performed all pieces with works by Jeajoon Ryu, into their regular concert. And it is the first time in living Korean composer.

His Violin concerto and Sinfonia da Requiem recorded on Naxos International Label (2009) as well as Violin sonata on Telos Music (2010). He studied composition under Krzysztof Penderecki at Krakow Music Academy as well as under Kang, Suk-hi at Seoul National University. In 2015 he has been honored by the Polish Minister of Culture and National Heritage the Gloria Artis Medal. Currently, Jeajoon Ryu is Artistic Director of Seoul International Music Festival in Korea. He also found Ensemble OPUS and became Artistic Director.

Recordings

• RYU, Jeajoon: Sinfonia da Requiem / Violin Concerto No. 1 CD, 2008 Naxos^[2]

Works

Symphony

• Sinfonia da Requiem For Soprano, Choir and Orchestra (2007)

Orchestral Works

• Overture “Il nome della Rosa” (2010)
• Cantata ‘Rubna Crux’ (1999)
• Symphonic Poem (1996)

String Orchestra

• Sinfonietta per archi (2015)
• 'Rosso' for Strings (2008)

Concerto

• Concerto per marimba e orchestra (2015)
• String Quartet Concerto (2013)
• Concerto per violoncello ed orchestra (2010)
• Concerto per violin ed orchestra (2006)
• Cello Concerto No. 1 (2001)

Chamber

• Sonata per violin e pianoforte No.2 (2014)
• Sonata per clarinetto e pianoforte (2013)
• Quintet per marimba e string quartet (2012)
• String Quartet (2012)
• Sonata per violoncello e pianoforte (2011)
• ‘Early summer’ Trio per violin, violoncello e pianoforte (2009)
• Sonata ‘Primavera'per violino e pianoforte No.1 (2008)
• Bach in our Age for Piano trio (2001)
• Saxophone Sonata (2000)
• Dialogue per Violin, Clarinet e Pianoforte (1995)

Electronic Music

• The Bright Light for Electronic Sound (1997)

Solo

• Baroque suite per pianoforte (2013)
• Caproccio per violino (2012)
• Fugues (2004)
• Passacaglia per Percussion (2002)

References