From the Hot Streets of Santa Monica to the Concert Stage

Karolina Protsenko is a young violinist who became popular by publishing her videos on social media. Karolina was born on October 3, 2008 in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and in 2014 she moved with her family to Simi Valley in California, where she began learning to play the violin and later attended the Colburn School in Los Angeles.

In 2017, she started performing on Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica. She also participates in charity events and appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Karolina, who played pieces like “Lambada,” “Yesterday,” and “Believer” on her videos, made her debut as a soloist with the Orchestra Nova LA at age *15 in 2023.