South Korean violinist NaKyung Kang, aged 13, performs Sibelius's Violin Concerto in the Violin Division of the 2017 International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians - which she won alongside 14-year-old violinist Eugene Kawai from Japan.
The contest was held last month in Kazakhstan, also featuring Piano and Cello divisions. The Cello Division was won by Yo Kitamura from Japan.
NaKyung Kang won fourth prize at the Menuhin Competition Junior Division in London last year.
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The majority of member votes in the WFIMC general assembly supported expulsion of the Russian government-financed competition
Lisa Batiashvili shares her insights on the piece, as well as advice to violinists learning the work
A concerto with strength of spirit plus a heavenly journey postscript
The cellist appears alongside the Greenwich Symphony Orchestra and its music director Stuart Malina
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Double bassist Théotime Voisin and pianist Maurice van Schoonhoven perform an arrangement of the popular opera overture in a tribute to the bel canto tradition
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