15 year Old Cellist Zlatomir Fung Awarded 1st Prize at Klein International String Competition

15 year old American cellist Zlatomir Fung has been awarded 1st prize at the Irving M. Klein International String Competition, in San Francisco.

A student of Richard Aaron at the New England Conservatory Preparatory School, Fung is a former prize winner at the Tchaikovsky International Cello Competition, for Young Musicians.

2nd Prize was awarded to 18 year old cellist Charles Seo - and 3rd prize to 16 year old violinist Angela Wee.

Zlatomir will receive USD $13,000 – and a number of solo engagements in the Californian area.

Regarded as one of the most important development prizes for emerging young American-based string soloists, previous prize winners include Jennifer Koh, Vadim Gluzman and VC ‘Young Artists’ Tessa Lark and Nikki Chooi.