In 2001 at the age of ten, Ji-Yong became the youngest pianist ever to win the New York Philharmonic Young Artists Competition. He subsequently made his debut with the New York Philharmonic in Avery Fisher

Past Ji-Yong's orchestral engagements include performances with the American Youth Symphony, Atlantic Classical Orchestra, Bangor Symphony, Cape Cod Symphony, Charlotte Philharmonic, Chicago Sinfonietta,