Christina D. Sung

Age – 15

Country – United States/South Korea

A dedicated and accomplished Korean-American pianist, Christina D. Sung, currently studies under Professor Charlotte Hu at Boston Conservatory at Berklee. She made her concert debut at age twelve with the Utah Symphony at Abravanel Hall. Since then, she has performed with various orchestras, including the American West Symphony, Timpanogos Symphony Orchestra, American Fork Symphony, Chamber Orchestra Ogden, Utah Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Fort Collins Health and Wellness Orchestra in Colorado, where she performed the complete Grieg Concerto. Selected recent performances include solo recitals at the PYPA Festival, Steinway & Sons in Philadelphia, and Puffin Cultural Forum in New Jersey; Trio-Freesia Chamber recitals at the Gifted Music School; and a collaboration with Amy Yang of the Curtis Institute.

Christina is a Chopin Foundation Scholarship recipient and a National YoungArts winner. Most recently, she was chosen as an official competitor in the 2026 Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition and 2026 Cleveland International Piano Competition. Additionally, Christina received the Steinway & Sons Special Award at the Kaufman International Piano Competition, top prizes at the Philadelphia International Piano Competition and MTNA National Finals, first prizes in the Emory Young Artist Piano Competition and International Keyboard Odyssiad®, and the Grand Prix at the 11th ENKOR International Music Competition. Her performances have been broadcast on Classical 89.1 FM and ABC4 Television.

Christina is a frequent outreach performer for Gina Bachauer’s ‘Piano Inspirato’ and was a featured soloist in the Bachauer Collaboration Concert at the Gallivan Center. She is a passionate chamber musician and speaks five languages fluently, demonstrating her extraordinary linguistic intelligence.