Venezuelan violinist reaps second place in international competition

<a href=www.vheadline.com>Venezuela's Electronic News Posted: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 By: Patrick J. O'Donoghue

Venezuelan violinist, Alexis Cardenas Marcano ( born in Maracaibo in 1976) has won second place at the International Youth Musical in Montreal, Canada last Saturday, June 7 ... Belgian Yossif Ivanaov just beat him to the first place

Matthieu Arama (France) came third, Nicolas Koeckert (Germany) fourth, Oleg Kaskiv (Ukraine)  fifth and Julia Sakharova (Russia) sixth.

Cardenas has received an extra career boost winning the festival's Public's Favorite Prize, while Diana Galvydyte received mention for the best interpretation of an unpublished work.

Although Cardenas is not well known in Venezuela, the second place at Montreal has placed him on the map as a promising young violinist and is seen as a springboard to international recognition.