American pianist Karina Tseng is a San Francisco Bay Area native currently based in Italy and Switzerland. Karina has performed alongside the Vallès Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Festival Orchestra, Palo Alto Philharmonic, and New Millennium Chamber Orchestra, and given recitals in the United States and Italy. She was the winner of the 2025 Andrea Baldi Competition in Bologna, Italy, earned top recognition at the 2025 Ricard Viñes (Lleida, Spain), 2025 National Chopin (Miami, USA), and 2025 Samson François (Nice, France) Competitions. She was also the winner of the 2022 Marian Garcia Competition and a finalist at the 2023 Bösendorfer USASU Competition. In 2020, Karina was inducted into the distinguished MTAC (Music Teachers Association of California) Young Artist Guild, through which she was offered recital opportunities throughout California.

As an artist who cherishes connecting and engaging with her audience, she continues to build a diverse solo and chamber repertoire. Karina is a student of André Gallo at the Fondazione Accademia Internazionale di Imola “Incontri col Maestro.” Previous mentors include Alexander Kobrin, Olya Katsman, Jeffrey LaDeur, and Sujeeva Hapugalle. In addition to her BM in Piano Performance, Karina holds a BS in Business Information Systems (with a Computer Science minor) from the University of Rochester, along with Certificates of Excellence in Chamber Music and Arts Leadership from Eastman. Beyond performance, she is an advocate for arts administration and entrepreneurship, seeking to shape the classical music field not only as a pianist but also by applying her broader skill set to educational and outreach initiatives.