Canadian wins piano section at Geneva music competition, Japanese 3rd

Kevin Chen of Canada on Thursday won top prize in the piano division of an international competition for young musicians in Switzerland, with Japanese Kaoruko Igarashi coming third.The 17-year-old Canadian was awarded 20,000 Swiss francs ($20,000) for winning first prize at the Geneva International Music Competition. Sergey Belyavsky of Russia came second, while Igarashi and Zijian Wei of China shared third place.Although 28-year-old Igarashi was disappointed not to win top prize, "I was happy and thankful to the orchestra and the audience," she said. "I think it was rather good," she added…READ FULL ARTICLE