Sungji Hong est née en 1973 en Corée. Son travail compositionnel inclus des pièces allant du solo à l'ensemble, mais aussi des oeuvres vocales, ballets et pièces électroaocustiques. Elle a réçu des commandes de l'Université de Harvard, du festival international de Tongyoung en Corée, de l'orchestre philharmonique de Séoul, de la fondation culturelle Asiana, de la fondation pour la musique sacrée aux USA, de la Société international Isan Yn en Allemagne, ou encore du festival Mata aux USA. Ses oeuvres sont jouées régulièrement dans le monde entier par des solistes ou ensembles prestigieux tels les solistes du Royal Opera House Covent Garden à Londres, le Nieuw Ensemble à Amsterdam, l'ensemble TIMF, Linea, ou encore le Brave New Works.

Les oeuvres de Sungji Hong ont été jouées dans plus de 131 villes et dans plus de 39 pays, en particulier à Carnegie Hall (New York), le Kennedy Center (Washigton), Gewandhaus (Leipzig), Konzerthaus (Berlin), San Clemente Church (Venice), Flagey (Brussels) , ou encore le Queen Elizabeth Hall de Londres. Elle a reçu de nombreuses distinctions, dont le premier prix au concours "Jesus Villa-Rojo", le 1er prix du "European Competition of the State Conservatory of Thessaloniki" , le 1er prix du "Brave New Works Composers Competition", le 1er prix du "Temple Music Composition Prize", le 1er prix pour une musique originale de ballet aux ISCM World Music Days, un 1er prix au "Montserrat International Camera Music Composition Competition", un second prix au "Salvatore Martirano Composition Competition", au "Dimitris Mitropoulos International Competition", au "Theodore Front Prize" (IAWM), au "Yoshiro Irino Memorial Prize" (ACL), entre autres récompenses.

Sungji Hong vit et travaille à Thessalonique.

Sungji Hong was born in 1973 in Korea. Sungji Hong’s creative output includes works ranging from solo instruments to full orchestra, as well as choral, ballet and electroacoustic music.Her works have been commissioned by the Fromm Music Foundation (Harvard University, USA), the Tongyoung International Music Festival (Korea), the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra (Korea), Keumho Asiana Cultural Foundation (Korea), the Foundation for Universal Sacred Music (USA), the International Isang Yun Music Society (Germany) and the MATA Festival (USA).Her works are regularly performed at international festivals and in major concert series throughout Europe, the United States and Asia by leading ensembles and orchestras such as the Soloists of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, the Nieuw Ensemble of Amsterdam, the Ensemble TIMF, the Ensemble Linea, the Brave New Works, among others.

Her music has been performed in over 39 countries and 131 cities at such venues as Carnegie Hall (New York), the Kennedy Center (Washington DC), Gewandhaus (Leipzig), Konzerthaus (Berlin), San Clemente Church (Venice), Flagey (Brussels) , Queen Elizabeth Hall (London) and others. She has won the International Competition 'Jesus Villa-Rojo' (1st Prize), the European Competition of the State Conservatory of Thessaloniki (1st Prize), the Brave New Works Composers Competition (1st Prize), the Temple Music Composition Prize (1st Prize), the Crwth Competition (1st Prize), the international competition for original ballet music at the ISCM World Music Days – Slovenia (1st Prize), the Montserrat International Camera Music Composition Competition (1st Prize), The 2008 Salvatore Martirano Composition Competition (2nd Prize), Dimitris Mitropoulos International Competition (2nd Prize), the Theodore Front Prize (IAWM), the Yoshiro Irino Memorial Prize (ACL), the Christian Fellowship of Art Music Composers Scholarship, and several other prizes and awards.

Sungji Hong lives and works in Thessaloniki, Greece