As the soloist in Shostakovich’s fiendishly difficult Violin Concerto No. 1, Tetzlaff was simply electrifying, making his way through the score’s most daunting passagework with equal parts ...

Like many 12-year-old schoolboys, Christian Li likes Harry Potter, The Hobbit and Angry Birds. But what sets him apart is his gift for the violin. "I feel most happy and confident when I'm playing ...

Li, who has been playing the violin since he was five, won Swiss Franc 10,000, as did Chua. And both of them also won a one-year “loan of a fine Italian violin”.