Leslie Ryang Moonsun

Leslie Ryang has been a member of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra since 1996. She has held the position of Assistant Principal Second Violin since September 1997. Born in the United States of Korean descent, Ryang received her first formal training at the Eastman School of Music where she studied with Charles Castleman.  She then received her Bachelor’s Degree in 1995 from the Oberlin Conservatory as a student of Roland and Almita Vamos. She went on to receive her Master’s Degree from Indiana University under the tutelage of Yuval Yaron, Mauricio Fuks and Rostislav Dubinsky. At Indiana University, she had the opportunity to perform in the Baroque Orchestra and study baroque violin with Stanley Ritchie. Ryang holds a special interest in early music.
 
Ryang has participated in numerous chamber music and orchestral festivals. These include the Solti Orchestral Project at Carnegie Hall, the Schleswig-Holstein Musikfestival in Germany under Sir Georg Solti, the Pacific Music Festival in Japan, the Tanglewood Music Center, and Aspen Music Festival. She has appeared as a soloist with both the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra in New York. As a chamber musician, Leslie has collaborated with members of the Emerson, Tokyo, Vermeer and Muir Quartets, and took part in Music at the Gainey Center.