Cellist Meehae Ryo
Korean cellist Meehae Ryo, the first artist from Korea to release an albumunder the prestigious Deutsche Grammophon label, has been actively promoting K-Classic worldwide. She has performed in duo and trio with Martha Argerich and was invited to perform at the Tonhalle Zürich in Switzerland. Among her frequent collaborators are Shlomo Mintz and Andrey Baranov, with whom she often performs the Brahms Double Concerto and Beethoven Triple Concerto.
Recently, she prepared the 1st Heinrich Schiff Cello Competition at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, and has been invited as a Jury Member for the Final Round, to be held on January 23, 2026, in Vienna.
Meehae Ryo has appeared as a soloist with numerous orchestras around the world, including the Nürnberger Symphoniker, Roma Symphony Orchestra, Athens State Orchestra, Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Israel Symphony Orchestra, Berliner Symphoniker, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Bucheon Philharmonic Orchestra, Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra, and many others.
She is one of the most frequently invited Korean cellists to perform in the world’s leading concert halls, such as the Musikverein Golden Hall, Smetana Hall, Dvořák Hall, Liszt Hall Budapest, Mozarteum Salzburg Great Hall, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Tonhalle Zuerich, Berliner Philharmonie Grosser Saal, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Carnegie Hall, and Auditorium della Conciliazione Rome, among others.
Currently, she serves as a Regular Visiting Professor of Cello at the Korean National University of Arts and is one of the most sought-after jurors at international cello competitions. These include the Enescu International Competition, Khachaturian International Competition, Antonio Janigro International Competition, Belgrade International Jeunesses Competition, Beethoven International Competition in Hradec (Czech Republic), Dubai Classic Strings Competition, and the Brahms International Competition in Austria.
Meehae Ryo began her musical journey at The Juilliard School at the age of sixteen and earned her Doctorate in Music from the University of Michigan. Since 2012, she has served as the Artistic Director of IMK Vienna, making a significant contribution to the development of global music education.