Japanese violinist comes 3rd in international contest for young talent

Japanese violinist Koshiro Takeuchi took third place in a prestigious international competition for up-and-coming artists in Paris on Sunday.The 18-year-old from Tokyo was among the five who made it to the finals in the violin category of the Long-Thibaud Competition, with Ukrainian Bohdan Luts, also 18, taking first place, while another Japanese national, Miyu Kitsuwa, 22, came fifth."I am very honored to win a prize in such a prestigious competition," said Takeuchi, a student at the Tokyo College of Music High School.Kitsuwa from Yokohama, a city near Tokyo, said, "It was a great learning…READ FULL ARTICLE