Background
YUN, Isang was born on September 17, 1917 in Tong Yong, S. of Korea. Son of Ki-Hyun Yun and Pu-Ku Yun-Chu.
composer and professor of composition
YUN, Isang was born on September 17, 1917 in Tong Yong, S. of Korea. Son of Ki-Hyun Yun and Pu-Ku Yun-Chu.
Paris Conservatoire and Hochschule fur Musik, Berlin.
Teacher of music in schools and universities 1946-1955. Music studies in Europe 1956-1959. Successful composer in Europe 1959-1967.
Political prisoner in South. of Korea 1967-1969.
Professor, of Composition, Hochschule der Kiinste, Berlin 1970-1985. Now freelance composer.
Honorary Doctor (Tubingen) 1988. Kulturpreis der Stadt Kiel.
Koussevitzky Music.
Married Soo Ya Lee in 1950.