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by vigorous outer movements. After an intermission, Zhanbo Zheng offered an exceptionally introspective and musically sensitive interpretation of Britten’s Lachrymae , particularly impressive for a youth of only seventeen.

Zhanbo Zheng, f irst-prize winner of the 20114 PIVC (photo courtesy of Dwight Pounds) The 4:30 p.m. PIVC and AVS award ceremony got off to a late start with the AVS presenting its list of biennial awards. Kathryn Plummer read touching letters from the two recipients of the Career Achievement Award, Samuel Rhodes and Kazuhide Isomura. Two surprises were in store for long time AVS members: Dwight Pounds was honored with a new award for service to the AVS, appropriately named the Dwight Pounds Service Award. Dwight in turn re-dedicated the International Viola Society’s Gold Alto Clef to David Dalton, who was unable to attend the presentation of the award at the 41st Congress in Poland last year. The PIVC awards were next, with a number of special awards for individual competitors. The finalist’s prizes were saved for last with Zhanbo Zheng taking home First Prize. A full list of PIVC awards is below: Prizes First Prize : Zhanbo Zheng Second Prize : Manuel Vioque-Judde Third Prize : Cong Wu

Primrose Prize : Kendra James Tone Prize : Olivia Palazzolo Best Bach Performance : Kei Tojo Best Performance of Christian Colberg’s Aldonza : Matthew Cohen Concerto Prize : Yifei Deng Sonata Prize : Manuel Vioque-Judde Mozart Prize : Cong Wu Honorable Mention : Born Lau and Kei Tojo

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