Composer.Musician

IL-RYUN CHUNG

In search of music –
that captivates us and makes it impossible for our thoughts to wander – that moves and inspires us –
and that, the moment it fades, makes our world seem transformed


NEWS AND PROJECTS



▶︎ Just finished:

• Symphony for gugak orchestra:

세상에 - In Our World

Premiere on May 29, 2026
Sejong Culture Center
Seoul Metropolitan Traditional Orchestra

Movements
1. Agitato misterioso
(세상은 정신 없다 - The World is getting Chaotic)

2. Lontano e silenzioso
(지평선의 고요함 - The Silence of the Horizon)

3. Intermezzo senza gravità
(시끄러움 위에 떠 다닌다 - Floating Above the Noise)
for Dancer and Orchestra

4. Prestissimo tumultuoso (삶이다 - It is Life)


▶︎ In progress:

• Video production of the work series "The Untempered Guitar"
• Porträt-CD with the works "motion", "Binary Grooves" and "Guitar Sanjo" at the Label Audioguy


▶︎ Diptychon of Mallets: GLUT • BENU
The premiere of the complete version

for marimba, vibraphone, xylophone
and large ensemble

Link to the video


▶︎ Review of "Etudes for New Playing Techniques for Guitar"
"This collection of etudes is an absolute milestone in guitar literature. What Sor developed for the 19th century and Villa-Lobos for the 20th century, Il-Ryun Chung could achieve for the 21st century. This is also made clear by the following sentence of the author: "All pieces have in common that they are not only etudes for dexterity in the new playing techniques, but are also meant to be simply pieces of music."...
Lorenz Schmidt, Auftakt 3-2020