The 22-year-old American violinist was also named the winner of the inaugural Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition last month

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Sirena Huang has been named the winner of the 2017 New York Concert Artists (NYCA) Worldwide Debut Audition for Violinists. She receives a Berlin Philharmonie Hall debut recital and a concerto performance with the Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra.

Last month the 22-year-old American violinist was named the winner of the inaugural Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition. She was also awarded third prize at the 2015 Singapore International Violin Competition and third prize at the 2016 Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition.

The NYCA Debut Auditions are open to competitors of any nationality up to the age of 35. The winner of the 2016 violin category was Xiao Wang.