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Unsuk Chin

1961 - Today

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Unsuk Chin (Korean: 진은숙 [tɕin ɯn.suk]; born July 14, 1961) is a South Korean composer of contemporary classical music, who is based in Berlin, Germany. Chin was a self-taught pianist from a young age and studied composition at Seoul National University as well as with György Ligeti at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg. The recipient of numerous awards, she won the 2004 Grawemeyer Award for her Violin Concerto No. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Unsuk Chin has received more than 177,051 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Unsuk Chin is the 1,729th most popular musician (up from 1,753rd in 2019), the 323rd most popular biography from South Korea (down from 311th in 2019) and the 8th most popular South Korean Musician.

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  • 180k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Unsuk Chin ranks 1,729 out of 3,175. Before her are Sophie Muller, Dave Weckl, Chris Thomas, Machito, Jeremy Spencer, and Richard Sinclair. After her are Booker T. Jones, Holly Johnson, Jackie McLean, Cedar Walton, Yoko Shimomura, and Hardwell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Unsuk Chin ranks 347. Before her are Luigi De Agostini, Irfan Smajlagić, Evan Handler, Rae Dawn Chong, Richard Garriott, and Kent Beck. After her are Corinne Hermès, Arnór Guðjohnsen, Mike Dunleavy, Malu Dreyer, Can Dündar, and Darren Star.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Unsuk Chin ranks 323 out of 1,128. Before her are Ahn Cheol-soo (1962), Steven Yeun (1983), Ok Taec-yeon (1988), Yoo Sang-chul (1971), Yang Hyun-suk (1970), and Jo In-sung (1981). After her are Kim Hyun-joo (1977), Park Chu-young (1985), Jee Yong-ju (1948), Choi Soon-ho (1962), Hongman Choi (1980), and Lee Woon-jae (1973).

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Among MUSICIANS In South Korea

Among musicians born in South Korea, Unsuk Chin ranks 8. Before her are Lee Soo-man (1952), Myung-whun Chung (1953), Kyung Wha Chung (1948), Suga (1993), Yiruma (1978), and Yang Hyun-suk (1970). After her are Jung Yong-hwa (1989), Kang Min-hyuk (1991), Zico (1992), Lee Jong-hyun (1990), Eun Ji-won (1978), and Jaehyun (1997).

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