His victory at the Sofia competition--the only one he has entered--was an auspicious start. He caught the eye of the great New York teacher Isaac Stern, a unique opportunity.
在蘇菲亞大賽﹘﹘林昭亮參加過的唯一比賽中奪魁，是嶄露頭角的起點；而後有紐約樂壇「教父」之譽的小提琴巨擘史坦對他的青睞，則是另一個契機。