Campus News
Three to Vie for Cooper Crown
July 25, 2013
Erich Burnett
Order L-R: Gregory Fulkerson, Ming Liu, Ching-Yi Wei, Kyumin Park, Evon Cooper, Thomas Cooper.
Photo credit: William Roane
Three of the world’s most promising young violinists—Ming Liu, Ching-Yi Wei, and Kyumin Park—will perform July 26 with the Cleveland Orchestra at Severance Hall. Only one will be named champion of the 2013 Cooper International Competition. Read more.
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