US cellist wins Enescu contest

US cellist wins Enescu contest

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norman lebrecht

September 14, 2016

Zlatomir Fung, 17, won the cello section in Bucharest last night with a performance of Enesco’s Symphonie Concertante, opus 8. His prize is 15,000 Euros and a stack of concerto dates.

The jury was chaired by David Geringas.

Second was Anastasia Kobekina (Russia), 22. Third: Mon Puo Lee (Spain), also 22.

zlatomir-fung

Here’s how he played earlier this summer.

Comments

  • Alexandra Ivanoff says:

    Hard to believe he’s only 17!

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