American violinist Karisa Chiu first came to international prominence with her first prize win at the 2021 Isangyun Violin Competition, resulting in her debut with the KBS Symphony Orchestra at the Seoul Arts Center. She has since gone on to solo in some of the most renowned concert halls around the world such as Severance Hall, Alice Tully Hall, and the Casals Forum. Karisa received top accolades from the Menuhin, Leopold Mozart, Stulberg, and Irving M. Klein Competitions and has been featured as a soloist with orchestras such as the Munich Radio Orchestra, Tongyeong Festival Orchestra, Asheville Symphony Orchestra, and Montgomery Symphony Orchestra. Her debut album Home, recorded with pianist Zhu Wang, is set to release with Cedille Records in the fall of 2025.

Raised in a musical family, Karisa began her studies at age two with her father, Cornelius Chiu, a first violinist in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. She collaborates frequently with her mother and uncle, pianists Inah Choi-Chiu and Frederic Chiu. The Chiu family has given annual concerts for over two decades at the Festival of the Arts at Mohonk Mountain House. She has performed in many other music festivals around the globe including Ravinia Steans Music Institute, Music@Menlo, Chigiana Summer Academy, Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival, Music from Angel Fire, and Aspen Music Festival.