By Symphony | Sept 9, 2026
The Colorado Symphony has appointed Mingyu Son as principal timpani beginning with the 2026-27 season. Son has performed with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, New World Symphony, Phoenix Symphony, and Sarasota Orchestra, and was a percussion fellow at the National Repertory Orchestra. As a chamber musician, Son performs with the Percussion Collective under the direction of Robert van Sice; he also performed Garth Neustadter’s Seaborne for percussion sextet and orchestra with the Percussion Collective and the Florida Orchestra. In 2024, Son performed in Can We Know the Sound of Forgiveness at Carnegie Hall, featuring music by Gabriela Ortiz and created in collaboration with the Crossing vocal ensemble and dancers from the Ailey School. He also performed Viet Cuong’s Re(new)al as one of four featured soloists with the Yale Concert Band at Woolsey Hall and on tour in Spain. Son studied at the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami. He holds a Master of Music from the Yale School of Music and a Bachelor of Music from the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University.