After graduating from the Paris Conservatory by obtaining 4 superior diplomas – Flute (prof. Claude Lefebvre), Chamber Music (prof. Eric Le Sage and Paul Meyer), Piccolo (prof. Nathalie Rozat) and Orchestra (prof. Gilbert Audin) – Hyowon Chi studied with prof. Jacques Zoon at the Haute Ecole de Musique de Genève for 2 years. He won first prize in chamber music at the Brest International Competition in 2015.

He frequently performs in prestigious concert halls as both a soloist and orchestral player, in collaboration with leading music and dance companies including Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, Korean Symphony Orchestra, Korean National Opera, Orchestre Colonne, New York City Ballet, Canada National Ballet and Vienna Opera Ballet. He appeared as soloist in 2016 at the Grande Salle of the Philharmonie de Paris in the Prelude concert of Orchestre de Paris.