Nine-year-old Singaporean wins overall prize at international violin competition in Italy

Travis Wong, nine, was named the “absolute” - or overall - winner of the 31st Andrea Postacchini International Violin Competition in Fermo, in central Italy, ST

SINGAPORE: Little Travis Wong spent almost a week in Italy in May and left Europe with a couple of very special items in his luggage: a specially crafted violin and a Medal of the Senate of the Italian Republic.

The young musician also added another accolade to his burgeoning list of milestones.