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Kento Hong, 13, USA / Japan / Taiwan, performing Kreisler's Gypsy Caprice at the Menuhin Competition #Richmond2021 Junior Finals
Pianist: Nelson Padgett
Kento Hong began his violin studies when he was six with Aimee Kreston and her teachers, Almita and Roland Vamos. He is a recipient of the David Weiss Scholarship from the Young Musicians Foundation. He made his orchestral debut when he was eight years old in Los Angeles. Since then, he has performed at a number of prestigious venues, including Carnegie Hall. At the age of 10, Kento entered Juilliard Pre-College, where he studies with Dr. Ann Setzer. Kento is a 7th grader who loves to read books in his free time.
Founded by Yehudi Menuhin in 1983, the Menuhin Competition is the world's leading international competition for young violinists. The Competition attracts hundreds of entries from countries across the globe, choosing only 44 of the world’s very best young violinists to participate. Held every two years in a different world city the Competition discovers, encourages and nurtures exceptionally talented young musicians from all corners of the world under the age of 22 years to develop into the next generation of great artists.
Find out more about the Menuhin Competition on our website: menuhincompetition.org
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Kento Hong, 13, USA / Japan / Taiwan, performing Kreisler's Gypsy Caprice at the Menuhin Competition #Richmond2021 Junior Finals
Pianist: Nelson Padgett
Kento Hong began his violin studies when he was six with Aimee Kreston and her teachers, Almita and Roland Vamos. He is a recipient of the David Weiss Scholarship from the Young Musicians Foundation. He made his orchestral debut when he was eight years old in Los Angeles. Since then, he has performed at a number of prestigious venues, including Carnegie Hall. At the age of 10, Kento entered Juilliard Pre-College, where he studies with Dr. Ann Setzer. Kento is a 7th grader who loves to read books in his free time.
Founded by Yehudi Menuhin in 1983, the Menuhin Competition is the world's leading international competition for young violinists. The Competition attracts hundreds of entries from countries across the globe, choosing only 44 of the world’s very best young violinists to participate. Held every two years in a different world city the Competition discovers, encourages and nurtures exceptionally talented young musicians from all corners of the world under the age of 22 years to develop into the next generation of great artists.
Find out more about the Menuhin Competition on our website: menuhincompetition.org
Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/menuhincompetition
Sign up to our newsletter to stay up to date: bit.ly/3uYtcKv
