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 with long-running hits The Lion King and Wicked. Ryu freelances as principal with various ensembles including the New Haven Symphony, New York Pops, Opera Saratoga, Greenwich Symphony, New Jersey Festival Orchestra, 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, and won first prize at the Dutch International Flute Competition. Upon graduation, he joined the 25th Anniversary production of Les Misérables where he met his husband, percussionist Eric Borghi—they toured North America for over 1,000 performances before returning to the New York tri-state area in 2013.