South Korea's Seong-Jin Cho, 21, has won the prestigious 17th international Frederic Chopin piano competition in the Polish capital, Warsaw.
As well as prize money of €30,000 (£22,000. $33,600), this opens the way to performances in some of the world's best-known concert halls.
The competition, held every five years, is one of the few in which pianists play pieces by a single composer.
It has been a launching pad for many internationally-renowned pianists.
Canadian Charles Richard-Hamelin won the second prize, and third place went to Kate Liu of the United States.
