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Financial trader, mathematician and millionaire, Alexey Shor took up composition later in life – and his music has been finding its way into the world’s most prominent concert halls for the past decade.

The Armenian violinist talks about his “shocking... unbelievable” win at the lucrative competition in Dubai – taking home over €200,000 and embarking on a globetrotting concert tour.

With an unusual format and lucrative prize pot – first prize being €200,000 – the Classic Violin Olympus International Competition poses a unique break to the usual state of affairs in the competition circuit.