Ten year old violinist Cao Hoàng Linh

The contest, held from November 12-18, drew a number of contestants from various countries, including Canada, the UK, Japan, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Estonia.

Linh is a four-year student at Vietnam National Academy of Music, and is under the tutelage of lecturer Do Xuan Thang. 

During his studies at the academy, Linh has made outstanding achievements and received scholarships to join the International Music Session camp in the US for two successive years. He also got a “Vietnam’s Classical Music” scholarship and participated in a trans-national tour in August, 2017.