About

Hunjoo Jung is a South Korean composer based in Germany, specializing in acoustic, electronic, and electroacoustic concert music, as well as intermedia installation art. Since 2020, he has been living and working in Germany as a freelance composer.

In his art, Jung confronts and challenges the misconceptions surrounding Asian culture as a sonic framework within contemporary music. His work explores the aesthetic intersections between Korean and Western art music, pushing the boundaries of both traditions. Recently, his focus has expanded beyond acoustic music to include complex structures that integrate interactive visuals, live video, video mapping, lighting, lasers, sensors, performative actions, and sculptural objects. These elements are combined with acoustic, electroacoustic, and electronic music to create immersive spatialized experiences.

Jung is also deeply engaged in the exploration of extended techniques, deconstructing traditional methodological and technological practices. His work reimagines commercial sounds and reinforces the performer’s body and traditional musical meaning. By employing real-time audio processing, he transforms sound into a non-referential, emergent act of mutual resonance.  

Scholarships and Awards
Jung has received numerous scholarships and awards from prestigious foundations and institutions, including Schloss Wiepersdorf, Ernst von Siemens Musik Stiftung, the Goethe Institute, the Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultur, the Künstlerhof Schreyahn, the Stiftung Künstlerdorf Schöppingen, the University of California San Diego, the New England Conservatory of Music, the Earle Brown Music Foundation, Korean Telecom Company, and IDEAS (International Digital Exploration of Arts + Science). He has also held residencies at Schloss Solitude, Harvard University, Avaloch Farm Institute, Kud Medeza, and Künstlerhäuser Worpswede, among others. In 2019, Jung won the DYCE Project Competition (Italy) and the Frank Robert Abell Young Composer Award for New Chamber Music (USA). He was also honored with the Georges Aperghis Commission Award in 2018..

Commissions and Performances
Jung’s recent works will/have been commissioned by Handwerk, Ensemble Talea, Distractfold, Musikfond e.V., Neustart Kultur, Musik 21 Niedersachsen, Duosignal, and the Interstring Project, among others. His music has been performed by renowned ensembles such as Ensemble Recherche, KNM Berlin, Curious Chamber Players, Mimitabu, Ensemble Platypus, Surplus, Ensemble S201, Multilaterale, and Divertimento. Notable soloists who have performed his works include Taylor J. Borden of the Mivos Quartet, Kevin Toksöz Fairbairn, and Alexander Schimpf. His music has been featured in numerous prestigious festivals, including TIME SPANS, the Harvard Group for New Music Series, Klang, Kontakte’19, Kalv, Sound of Stockholm, IGNM, Tzlil Meudcan, KNM Contemporaries, Musik Futures, Tongyeong International Music Festival, aNother Festival, Barcelona Modern Music_Sampler Series, DIGITAL, Unerhörte Musik, No Hay Banda, Crossroads International Music Festival, Levande Musik, and Festival Klub Katarkt, among others.