Japanese violinist Kaya Kato Moller's Novo Quartet won first prize Sunday in an international competition for young musicians in Switzerland.Two Japanese were also among members of one of the string quartets placing joint second at the Geneva International Music Competition -- violinist Fuga Miwatashi and violist Emiko Yuasa of Quartett Hana.Kato Moller, 25, said after the awards ceremony she was "so happy" and that having just focused on giving a good performance had seen the result as "like a bonus for me."The Novo Quartet was awarded 20,000 Swiss francs ($22,000) while the two quartets c…READ FULL ARTICLE
