Victory For Invincible Songun Era Korean Art

It is a great priviledge of the whole Korean nation single-mindedly united as one single monolithic bloc of total loyalty for Dear Leader Comrade Generalissimo Kim Jong Il, brilliant statesman, political genius, prodigious humanist, prolific author, invincible strategist, and musical virtuoso to benefit from the dynamic cultural prowess of Songun Era Juche-based man-centered Korean-style socialism that pervades the whole perfect society with great invincible artistic achievements.

The story of Korean violinist Mun Kyong Jin of the Mansudae Art Troupe and his brilliant victory over the culturally pauperized US imperialists at the Kaneti International Violin Concours proves once more that Dear Leader Comrade Generalissimo Kim Jong Il is wholly deserving of the greatest admiration and esteem, reports the Korean Central News Agency :

DPRK Violinist Emerges Winner at International Concours

Pyongyang, July 23 (KCNA) -- Violinist Mun Kyong Jin of the Mansudae Art Troupe emerged winner at the Kaneti International Violin Concours held in Hungary from July 15 to 20. The concours drew 60 excellent violinists from seven countries including the DPRK, Russia, China and Hungary.

Its jury included renowned professors and doctors who are violin experts from Russia, Britain, Greece, Mexico and other countries.

The concours involved the first- and second-phase elimination contests and the final. In the final competition qualifiers performed solos for Mozart violin concerto played by the Hungarian symphony orchestra.

Mun Kyong Jin successfully performed violin solos requiring high artistry at the elimination contests, excelling other contenders in points at the final competition.

He has grown to be a talented violinist under the loving care of leader Kim Jong Il. He attractively and impressively represented the solo for violin concerto through unique and refined rendition, winning high acclaim of the jury and the audience.

He was awarded the certificate of the first prize at an awarding ceremony held on July 20.

Members of the jury were unanimous in saying that Mun Kyong Jin won the first prize despite his debut at the international concours, a clear proof of the high artistic level of the DPRK.

Having won this high award for the benefit of humankind and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Hero Mun Kyong Jin then forwarded his most heartfelt gratitude to Dear Leader :

Letter to Kim Jong Il from Winner of Int'l Violin Concours

Pyongyang, July 23 (KCNA) -- Leader Kim Jong Il received a letter Thursday from Mun Kyong Jin, violinist of the Mansudae Art Troup who won the Kaneti International Violin Concours held in Hungary. In the letter he wrote that though he is a son of an ordinary musician, Kim Jong Il took his immature music talent into consideration and bestowed upon him such favor as giving him an opportunity to study at Pyongyang University of Music and Dance to his heart's content.

Kim Jong Il saw to it that after the graduation from the university Mun could bring into full bloom his musical talent at the Mansudae Art Troupe, the highest institution of Juche art, and has led him to demonstrate the honor of Juche Korea on the international stage today, he wrote, adding:

I was not so sure of any success at the concours but I could emerge winner at the final stage without apprehension and hesitation as my will and courage were reinforced by my ardent longing for Kim Jong Il.

When asked how a young Korean with such short career and little experience as a musician could win the international concours despite his debut at the end of the final contest, I replied: I learned how to play violin at Pyongyang University of Music and Dance. Of course, I am a rising musician with little experience in contesting at international concours and a short career as a violinist. But I could win the concours this time as my faith and will to hold in high esteem Kim Jong Il only added to my talent and passion.

In the letter he vowed to make painstaking efforts, drawing on the experience gained in the concours, to become a violinist known to Kim Jong Il and Korea.