about

Ryu Cipris is a Japanese-American flutist working in New York City. He can most often be heard on Broadway, where he has been a frequent sub for over a decade; he currently plays a total of 17 different international flutes with long-running hits The Lion King and Wicked. Ryu freelances with various ensembles including the New Haven Symphony, NOVUS, Opera Saratoga, New York Pops, Bard SummerScape, Pacific Symphony, and Radio City Christmas Spectacular. He has recorded with Yale Schola Cantorum, Music Viva NY, and appeared on HBO’s The Gilded Age.

Ryu received degrees from the Peabody Institute in Baltimore and Amsterdam Conservatory in The Netherlands. He won first prize at the Dutch International Flute Competition and performed new music throughout Holland as a member of Asko|Schönberg’s Ligeti Academy. Direct from grad school he was hired for the North American tour of Les Misérables where he met his husband, percussionist Eric Borghi.