Ailen Pritchin, a Russian violinist of Vietnamese origin, won the third prize of EUR10,000 (US$13,328) in cash at the seventh international Frits Kraisler violin competition, which wrapped up in the Austrian capital city of Vienna Thursday.
The Vietnamese-Russian violinist, 22, is currently studying at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory. His father Nguyen Van Thong, is a businessman and his Russian mother, Marina Pritchina, is a teacher in Saint-Petersburg.
Ailen won four first prizes at the International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians in Japan and third prize at the international violin competition in Sweden last year.
The young violinist plans to get a doctorate degree at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory, which will provide him with opportunities to perform worldwide.
First prize of the Frits Kraisler competition this year was worth EUR15,000 ($19,992) and second prize EUR12,000 ($16,000). These prizes went to Russian violinists Nikita Borisoglebsky and Ekaterina Frolova.
Frits Kraisler (1875-1962) was an Austrian musician and a violinist of exceptional talent. The international violin competition named after him was organized for the first time in 1979.
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