Jerry Han

Jerry Han is a clarinetist from Toronto currently pursuing his undergraduate degree under Jon Manasse at the Juilliard School. He previously studied with Sam Boutris. A former member of the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra, Jerry has also performed with ensembles such as the National Youth Band of Canada, the Toronto Youth Wind Orchestra, the Westside Chamber Players, and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Gustavo Gimeno. In 2024, he had the opportunity to travel to Cleveland and perform a joint concert with the Cleveland Youth Orchestra at the Blossom Music Center. Jerry’s summer festival appearances include the Boston University Tanglewood Institute, Domaine Forget Academy, and the NEC Summer Orchestra Institute, and in 2025, he was named a clarinet fellow at the National Orchestral Institute + Festival at the University of Maryland. An avid chamber musician, Jerry has also collaborated with members of the Toronto Symphony Chamber Soloists, as well as ensembles from the Glenn Gould School and the University of Toronto. In 2023, he was invited to perform Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet at Musicfest Canada in Niagara Falls. Outside of music, Jerry can be found playing chess, hunting for the best pizza spots, or looking up obscure Wikipedia articles during rehearsal breaks.