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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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IGOR OISTRAKH, DAVID OISTRAKH, YEHUDI MENUHIN

IGOR OISTRAKH, DAVID OISTRAKH, YEHUDI MENUHIN Date: 1963

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YEHUDI MENUHIN

YEHUDI MENUHIN Circa 1985 Violinist, conductor

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YEHUDI MENUHIN

YEHUDI MENUHIN 1950s Carnegie Hall performance Violinist, conductor

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YEHUDI MENUHIN

YEHUDI MENUHIN Violinist, conductor

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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.