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Rehearsal of Odesa Opera Symphony Orchestra

Violinists of the Symphony Orchestra of the Odesa National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater rehearse under the direction of the Japanese conductor Yoshida Hirofumi on the eve of the tour to Japan, Odesa, Ukraine, on February 18, 2025 (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-QINGDAO-TOURISM (CN)

(240124) -- QINGDAO, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Violinists stage a performance at the Zhanqiao Bridge scenic spot in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 24, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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Japanese violinists at international competition

Japanese violinists Koshiro Takeuchi (L) and Miyu Kitsuwa pose for a photo in Paris on Nov. 26, 2023, after winning third place and fifth place, respectively, in the Long-Thibaud international competition for up-and-coming artists.

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(2)2 Japanese violinists awarded in int'l violin competition

PARIS, France - Kyoko Yonemoto, 18, from Tokyo wins third place in the violin division in the International Marguerite Long and Jacques Thibaud Competition, a major international competition for young pianists and violinists, held in Paris on Nov. 23.

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(1)2 Japanese violinists awarded in int'l violin competition

PARIS, France - Akiko Yamada, 16, from Tokyo wins Premier Grand Prix in the violin division in the International Marguerite Long and Jacques Thibaud Competition, a major international competition for young pianists and violinists, held in Paris on Nov. 23.

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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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Making violin from tsunami debris

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 21, 2012, in Tokyo shows Muneyuki Nakazawa, a violin maker known globally for restoration and appraisal of Stradivarius and other rare instruments, making a violin from wooden debris from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami found in the city of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture. A project is under way to have 1,000 violinists from around the world play at various venues in Japan and abroad with violins made from such debris, with the first performance to be given by Ivry Gitlis, an Israeli-born violinist, at a first-anniversary ceremony in Rikuzentakata on March 11. (Kyodo)

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(2)2 Japanese violinists awarded in int'l violin competition

PARIS, France - Kyoko Yonemoto, 18, from Tokyo wins third place in the violin division in the International Marguerite Long and Jacques Thibaud Competition, a major international competition for young pianists and violinists, held in Paris on Nov. 23. (Kyodo)

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(1)2 Japanese violinists awarded in int'l violin competition

PARIS, France - Akiko Yamada, 16, from Tokyo wins Premier Grand Prix in the violin division in the International Marguerite Long and Jacques Thibaud Competition, a major international competition for young pianists and violinists, held in Paris on Nov. 23. (Kyodo)

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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.