PRIZES of the 10th Competition 2016

PADEREWSKI COMPETITION

Prizes

1st prize

30 000 euro

2nd prize

15 000 euro

3rd prize

7 000 euro

Honourable mention

2 500 euro

Honourable mention

2 500 euro

The Finalists shall also be awarded the title of the Laureate of the 10th International Paderewski Piano Competition in Bydgoszcz.

Special prizes

2 000 euro

Prize for the best performance of Paderewski’s Sonata in E flat minor op. 21 or Variations and Fugue in E flat minor op. 23 or in the Final of the Competition Concerto in A minor op. 17 or Polish Fantasy op. 19.

1 000 euro

Prize for the best performance of W. A. Mozart piano concerto

1 000 euro

Prize for the best semi-final recital

1 000 euro

Prize for the best Polish participant classified to the semi-final or final

1 000 euro

Prize for the best performance of the classical sonata, awarded by Mr. Rafał Bruski, the Mayor of Bydgoszcz

Additional prizes:

  • Paderewski Pomeranian Philharmonic in Bydgoszcz – prize for the best performance of the Paderewski’s work for the Finalist of the Competition.
  • Toruń Symphony Orchestra – recital in the artistic season 2017/2018.
  • International Chopin Festivals Foundation In Duszniki Zdrój – Recital for the 1st prize-winner at the 72nd International Chopin Festival in Duszniki Zdrój, August 2017.
  • Chopin Foundation in Miami – recital for the laureate on Florida – November/December 2017.
    Polish Music Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles – gala concert during the Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles – 1st prize-winner, November 2017
  • International Franz Liszt Piano Competition – recital for the laureate.
  • The Hamamatsu Cultural Foundation prize, the organizer of the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition – recitals in Japan.
  • Polish Philharmonic Sinfonia Baltica in Słupsk – recital for the best Polish participant.
  • Świętokrzyska Philharmonic Hall – concert of the Polish laureate in the artistic season 2016/2017.
  • The Arthur Rubinstein International Music Foundation, Łódź – recital for the laureate.
  • Tbilisi International Piano Competition – recital in Tbilisi in 2018.
  • Special Prize of the Rector of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. Recital for the 1st prize-winner.
  • 1000 Euro – special prize for the best performance of Chopin’s compositions awarded by Jerzy Kolanowski.

Competition Partners

Competition Sponsors

Co-Financing of the Competition

The competition is co-financed by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage from the Fund for the Promotion of Culture – a state special purpose fund, as part of the „Music” program implemented by the National Institute of Music and Dance, and by the City of Bydgoszcz.
Partner of the International Paderewski Piano Competition  – Kujawsko-Pomorskie Region.