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Young musicians shine at Korea Times music contest

November 23, 2015
Participants of the 45th Korea Times Music Contest performed inside the Korean Cultural Center of Los Angeles Saturday night.

Participants of the 45th Korea Times Music Contest performed inside the Korean Cultural Center of Los Angeles Saturday night.

By Lee Woo-su

The Korea Times Music Contest for children, now in its 45th year, came to a close inside the Korean Cultural Center of Los Angeles Saturday night.

The annual contest invites young musicians ages 8 to 14 — pianists, violinists and cellists — to compete for prizes in two divisions.

Thirty hopefuls participated this year.

“This year’s contestants are even more skilled than last year’s winners,” said Jin Jung-woo, a judge. “These are young students in the process of studying music, so we hope they can apply themselves not thinking of this as a ranking but as a chance to check their own skills.’

The grand prize in strings went to Irene Kim and Jessica Lee, and the piano grand prize to Lucy Kim and Seo Mi-hyun.