Held every two years with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Krasnoyarsk region, the Viktor

As the 2017 competition year winds to an end, we take a look back at the year's major international competition prize winners and bursary recipients

14 year old Japanese violinist Eugene Kawai is quickly building an international reputation as an emerging young concert artist of outstanding potential. A student of Akiko Tatsumi at the

Elli Choi, from the United States and Eva Rabchevska, from Ukraine have been awarded joint-1st prize in the Senior Division of the 2015 Lipinski and Wieniawski International Competition for Young Violinists, in Poland. Both girls are current students of the competition's Founder and Jury President, Professor Zakhar Bron. 3rd prize was awarded to Kyoto Ogawa, from Japan. Joint-4th prize was awarded to Aleksander Daszkiewicz and Emila Jarocka, from Poland.