13-year-old Osaka girl wins int'l violin contest

13-year-old Osaka girl wins int'l violin contest

OSAKA, Japan - Misa Yan, a 13-year-old girl from Osaka, has won the junior section, for children aged 16 or under, of an international contest for young violinists held in Folkestone, England, officials in contact with the contest organizers said April 23. The contest was created in 1983 by violinist Yehudi Menuhin, who died in 1999. This year's contest was held until April 22.

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