Unsuk Chin was born in Seoul, studied with Ligeti in Hamburg, and is now resident in Berlin. Her output features both electronic and acoustic scores and her music is modern in language, but lyrical and non-doctrinaire in communicative power. She has an acute ear for instrumentation, orchestral colour, and rhythmic imagery. Chin's works have been performed worldwide by major orchestras, contemporary music ensembles and interpreters. She was Composer-in-residence with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra and Artistic Director of its Contemporary Music Series from 2006-2018.