Mingyu Son

Mingyu Son joins the Colorado Symphony having previously 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. His appearances with the ensemble include performances at Kaufman Music Center in New York and the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center in Washington, D.C., as well as the world premiere of Alejandro Viñao’s Poems & Prayers. He has 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, a multidisciplinary production featuring music by Gabriela Ortiz and created in collaboration with The Crossing 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.