Hye Woon Cho graduated from Busan Arts High, completed Pre-School of the Korea National University of Arts, and graduated with distinction from the Korean National University of Arts. She then went to the United States and completed her master's degree at Mannes College, and studied for her D.M.A degree at Boston University.

She has appeared on Italian radio with Italian Radio Sinfonia and made her New York debut at Carnegie Hall by winning the Special Presentation Winner audition. The Clara Piano Quartet, of whom she is the leader, won the first prize at the Boston International Chamber Music Competition and made their chamber music debut at Carnegie Hall. She performed at the 20th Century Chamber Music Festival (New School Univ.), Brahms Festival chamber music (Boston Univ.), served as guest principal of the New Jersey Philharmonic, and actively performed in New York and Boston.

Upon returning to Korea in 2009, she served as principal of Changwon Philharmonic Orchestra until 2012, and has continued to actively perform in orchestras and ensembles as principal of Joy of Strings, concertmaster of Busan Kamer Symphony, guest concertmaster of Gwangmyeong Symphony Orchestra, guest principal of Busan World Symphony as well as Busan Symphony Orchestra. She has held recitals in Seoul and Busan, and performed in the Young Artists Concert hosted by the Music Association of Busan, concert commemorating the 120th anniversary of Korea-France relations hosted by the Embassy of France, IBK Hall Opening Festival at Seoul Arts Center, Chamberhall Opening Festival at Busan Cultural Center, and has performed with various orchestras including Kimhae Youth Orchestra, Bada Orchestra, Busan Kamer Symphony, Praha Chamber Orchestra, and Busan Chamber Music Society.

She has also been invited as professor at Fall Foliage Chamber Music Program (2008, U.S.), International Children's Arts and Culture Festival (2011, Malaysia), International Academy of Arts, Cremona (2012 & 2014, Italy), Pyeongchang Special Music Festival (2013), Master Class, Malaga (2016, Spain), Jirisan International Music Festival (2017), International Academy of Arts Summer Festival in Saas-Fee (2017, Switzerland), Alps Music Festival (2018, France), where she has been further widening her musical spectrum through performances and masterclasses.

Hye Woon Cho continues to pursue her musical passion as current principal of Joy of Strings, and is nurturing future musicians in Busan National University, Kyungsung University, Korean National Institute of the Gifted in Arts, Busan National Institute of the Gifted in Arts, Busan High School of Arts, and Busan Middle School of Arts.