Four students of the Zakhar Bron School of Music won top first prizes in the violin, piano and cello categories at the Zurich Music Competition that took place in November this year.

We are very happy that our young students achieved the maximum score in three different categories at the annual cantonal music competition in Zurich. Here are the names of the winners (in alphabetical order):

• Branson, Benjamin (cello, 10 years old): 59/60 points – 1st prize
• Gringolts, Katya (piano, 10 years old): 60/60 points – 1st prize
• Koller, Nikita (violin, 10 years old): 60/60 points – 1st prize
• Tolstyh, Anna (violin, 12 years old): 59/60 points – 1st prize

All prizes were won in the first age category.

Our heartfelt congratulations to the prize-winners, their parents and teachers: Inna Khriplovich (violin), Romaine Bolinger (violin), Slava Spiridonov (piano) and Matthieu Gutbub (cello)!