A dedicated and accomplished Korean-American pianist, CHRISTINA D. SUNG, currently studies under Professor Charlotte Hu at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee. She made her orchestral debut at age 12 with the Utah Symphony at Abravanel Hall. Since then, Christina 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 Community Orchestra (Colorado), where she performed the complete Grieg Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16. Selected recent performances include solo recitals at the Philadelphia Young Pianists’ Academy Festival, Steinway & Sons in Philadelphia, Puffin Cultural Forum in New Jersey, and recitals with Trio-Freesia at the Gifted Music School. 

Christina is a 2025-2026 Chopin Foundation Scholarship recipient and a 2026 National YoungArts winner. Most recently, she was chosen as an official competitor in the 2026 Hilton Head International Piano Competition and the 2026 Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition. Additionally, Christina received the Steinway & Sons Special Award at the Kaufman Music Center International Youth Piano Competition, top prizes at the Philadelphia International Piano Competition and Music Teachers National Association National Finals. She also won First Prizes at the Emory Young Artist Piano Competition, the International Keyboard Odyssiad® & Festival, U.S.A., and the Grand Prize 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.  

 In recognition of her dedication to community service through music, Christina has received the prestigious Gold Medal of the President’s Volunteer Service Award for the past three consecutive years. She is a passionate chamber musician and speaks five languages fluently, demonstrating her extraordinary linguistic intelligence.