Violinist Sergey Malov takes top prize at Michael Hill competition

Russian violinist and violist Sergey Malov has won first prize at the Michael Hill International Violin Competition in Auckland, New Zealand. The 27-year-old, who performed Bartók's Violin Concerto no.2 in the final, received NZ$40,000 (£20,000). He also won the chamber music prize and the audience award. Second prize went to 19-year-old Richard Lin, of the US and Taiwan. Xiang Yu, 22, from China, took third prize.