PRIZES of the 9th Competition 2013

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 9th 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 piano quintet

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

1 000 euro

Prize for the best performance of the Chopin compositions.

Additional prizes:

  • International Chopin Festivals Foundation in Duszniki Zdrój – Recital for the 1st prze winner at the 69. International Chopin Festival in Duszniki Zdrój,
    August 2014.
  • Silesian Quartet – award for the best pefromance of the Antoni Dvořak – Piano Quintet in A major, op. 81 – invitation for the XXI International Chamber Music
  • Festival “Silesian Quartet and his guests” in Katowice.
  • Chopin Foundation in Miami – recital for the laureate on Florida – March 15–16, 2014.
  • Polish Music Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles – gala concert during the Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles.
  • Świętokrzyska Philharmonic Hall – concert of the laureate in the artistic season 2013/2014.
  • Lower Silesia Philharmonic in Jelenia Góra – recital or concert for the best Polish participant during the cycle Youth Philharmonic.
  • Sudecka Philharmonic – concert with the Sudecka Philharmonic Orchestra in the artistic season 2013/2014.
  • Paderewski Pomeranian Philharmonic – award for the best performance of the Igancy Jan Paderewski – Concerto in A minor op. 17 or Polish Fantasy op. 19 – concert with the Paderewski State Philharmonic Orchestra.
  • The Polish Institute in Sofia – recital for the Polish laureate in the artistic season 2013/2014.
  • Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Paris – recital for the laureate.
  • The Arthur Rubinstein International Music Foundation – recital for the laureate.
  • The Hamamatsu Cultural Foundation prize, the organizer of the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition – recitals in Japan.
  • Recital in 2014at the Lake District Summer Music in Great Britain.
  • Recital in Tbilisi, Georgia.

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.