A 16-year-old cellist from Chicago earned the top prize and $5,000 at the 2011 Stulberg International String Competition.
Austin Huntington was named the Burdick-Thorne Gold Medalist, which comes with a $5,000 check and a future performance with the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra.
He performed in competition with the best young string players from around the world on his Francisco Ruggieri cello made in 1690.
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"I was so honored to even be in the finals to come here and compete," said Huntington, after the ceremony at Western Michigan University's Dalton Center Recital Hall. "But this. This is the biggest accomplishment I've ever had."
He was chosen from 114 musicians -- age 13 to 19 -- who applied from all over the world to be able to compete in the competition
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rest of the story.Source: Kalamazoo Gazette
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