William Ju, Oboe

Fengyang William Ju is an undergraduate student at The Juilliard School studying with Professor Elaine Douvas, previously studied with Eugene Izotov and Mingjia Liu at The Colburn Music Academy. William was the principal oboist of the New York Youth Symphony which received Grammy Awards for Best Orchestral Performance and received critical acclaim and broadcast by CBS News. He also held the principal position in the Colburn Youth Orchestra. William is the winner of many major national competitions including: Aspen Music Festival and School Concerto Competition, Youngarts National Arts Competition 2021 finalist, Grand Prize of Spotlight Classical Instrumental Competition, California Junior Bach Competition, and the Colburn Youth Orchestra Concerto Competition. He was also interviewed and performed on the renowned radio show, From the Top. William was one of the youngest participants in Aspen Music Festival. In addition, William is a songwriter and producer who has been releasing several of his original works on all music platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music.