Violinist wins $25,000 Canadian music award
Virginia Parker Prize goes to Montreal-born Alexandre Da Costa
Violinist Alexandre Da Costa has been awarded this year's Virginia Parker Prize by the Canada Council for the Arts. The $25,000 prize is given to Canadian classical performers under the age of 32. Da Costa, 31, studied with Zakhar Bron in Madrid and plays the 1727 'Di Barbaro' Stradivari.
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Violinist wins $25,000 Canadian music award
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