Draft:Karolina Protsenko

Karolina Protsenko (born October 3, 2008, in Ukraine) is a violinist performing contemporary pop music in the United States. She is notable for her recorded street performance of music, primarily at Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, California.

Biography
Karolina Protsenko was born in Kyiv, Ukraine on October 3, 2008. Her parents Nikolay Protsenko and Ella Protsenko play the guitar and piano, respectively. In 2015, when Karolina was six years old, her family moved to California.

Protsenko began playing the violin in 2014, having received lessons, and mainly performs violin versions of contemporary pop songs.

In 2017 the family started doing live performances on on the streets of Santa Monica, California, primarily within Third Street Promenade.

In 2019, Protsenko appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

Protsenko has collaborated with other artists and YouTubers: Angelica Hale, Allie Sherlock, Daniele Vitale, Albert Stanaj, Dang Matt Smith, and Барвина, playing violin, singing, and vlogging.

On March 4, 2022, Protsenko appeared on The Kelly Clarkson Show, performing a duet of "Guardian" with Lindsey Stirling. .

In November 2023, Protsenko made her orchestral debut with Orchestra Nova LA.

In January 2024, Protsenko, accompanied by pianist Hsin-I Huang performed Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto to open a Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra masterclass held at Colburn School, followed by an interview with Jennifer Koh.

Discography
Karolina Protsenko discography
 * My Dream (album) (2018)
 * FLY (album) (2018)
 * Sunflower (album) (2019)
 * Sky (album) (2019)
 * Finnally Together(album) (2022)