Background
Kyungsun Suh was born in Seoul, of Korea.
Kyungsun Suh was born in Seoul, of Korea.
She studied composition and theory at the Seoul National University, graduating with bachelor"s and master"s degrees, and at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
After completing her studies she took a position teaching at Hanyang University in 1974. Suh served as president of the Korean Society of Women Composers from 1993 to 1997. She organized the Asian Contemporary Music Festivals in Seoul and Suwon in 1993 and 2002.
She is professor emeritus at Hanyang University.