Sunao Goko wins Tibor Varga competition
The 20-year-old Japanese violinist Sunao Goko has won the first prize of 15,000 Swiss francs at the Tibor Varga International Violin Competition in Sion, Valais.
Sunao Goko is a student of Pavel Vernikov at the Vienna Conservatory. Vernikov is also a member of the competition jury. In addition to the competition's first prize, Sunao Goko also received the audience prize and a prize for the best interpretation of a contemporary work - "Shèxi" by Chinese composer Guo Wenjing.
The second prize went to 23-year-old Bulgarian Liya Petrova and the third to 21-year-old Japanese Eimi Wakui. A total of 24 participants from 13 countries competed.
The Tibor Varga Violin Competition was held together with the International Violin Competition Sion Valais for the first time. The two events were previously held separately.
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