
In 1997, Kyoko Yonemoto became the youngest prize-winner in the history of the Paganini Competition, where she received a Special Prize from the jury. She gave her first orchestra concert at the age of thirteen in Tokyo. Her engagements in 2009 – 2010 include performances of Paganini’s Concerto No.1 and Vieuxtemps’ Concerto No.4 in Moscow, her debut with the Bilbao Symphony Orchestra, and recitals in France, Switzerland, Holland, Belgium, Japan, and Spain.
Last modified: 2010
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MIMC Grant
$2,000For the 3 unranked finalists
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