
An internationally recognized cellist, Julie Cho received degrees in Germany from the Robert-Schumann Hochschule in Duesseldorf and the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen. Her teachers have included Johannes Goritzki, Young-Chang Cho, Vladimir Mendelssohn and Andreas Reiner of the Rosamunde Quartet.
Julie has extensive professional performance experience, not only as a member of orchestra cello sections but also as a solo artist. Her orchestra experience includes the JK Ensemble, Prime Orchestra, and the Leaders Ensemble (all in Seoul, Korea) as well as membership in the German orchestras Deutsche Kammer Akademie and the Prometeus Kammer Orchestra. She currently performs as a member of the Tacoma Symphony.
Her career as a soloist spans three continents and includes representing the country of Korea in the Kobe International Cello Congress, solo recitals in Korea and Germany, and appearances as featured soloist with the Sinfonietta de Paris in France, the Seoul Symphony Orchestra, and the Black Sea Philharmony in Rumania.
Julie serves on the faculty of the Seattle Conservatory of Music and Music Center of the Northwest.