Prizes

Main Prizes:

  • First Prize – EUR 15,000
  • Second Prize – EUR 11,000
  • Third Prize – EUR 9,000
  • Fourth Prize – EUR 7,000
  • Fifth Prize – EUR 5,000
  • Sixth Prize – EUR 4,000
  • Remaining Finalists – EUR 2,000 each 
  • Every Participant admitted to and performing in Stage 2 but not admitted to Stage 3 (Finals) will receive 500 EUR
  • MARIA FOŁTYN PRIZE for the Best Performance of a Stanisław Moniuszko Piece – EUR 8,000
  • Prize for the Best Performance of a Mieczysław Weinberg’s Song – EUR 2,000
  • Prize for the Best Pianist (born not earlier than on 6 May 1984) EUR 1,500

Prizes from the Kosciuszko Foundation (USA) funded by Ann Cox Zagoreos:

  • Carlo Maria Giulini Prize awarded in male and female category separately
    *Prize in memory of Carlo Maria Giulini, for a performance of profound musical expression drawing on the essence of humanity: USD 5,000
    *Il premio nella memoria di Carlo Maria Giulini per il canto che sorge dall’emozione profonda e che attinge dall’essenza di umanità.
  • Jan and Edward Reszke Prize for the best performance of a Polish work by a foreign entrant: USD 3,000
  • Marta Eggerth and Jan Kiepura Prize for the most promising Polish voice: USD 2,000
  • AUDIENCE PRIZE funded by PZU insurance company for the finalist chosen in a vote by the Competition audience: EUR 5,000
  • POLSKIE WYDAWNICTWO MUZYCZNE (PWM) PRIZE for the most beautiful performance of a Polish song from the 20th/21st century, in the gross amount of EUR 2,000
  • MARCELLA SEMBRICH-KOCHAŃSKA PRIZE for the youngest finalist: USD 2,000 funded by the Marcella Sembrich Memorial Association (USA)
  • BOGUSŁAW KACZYŃSKI PRIZE for the best Polish singer: PLN 10,000 funded by ORFEO – the Bogusław Kaczyński Foundation
  • POLISH RADIO PRIZE: invitation to record with the Polish Radio Orchestra
  • PRIZE OF THE SOCIETY OF OPERA AND BALLET LOVERS AFFILIATED WITH THE TEATR WIELKI - POLISH NATIONAL OPERA for the best singer among second-stage participants not chosen for the finals: PLN 2,000
  • SINFONIA VARSOVIA ORCHESTRA PRIZE: invitation for the chosen finalist to take part in a concert during a music event organized by the orchestra
  • PRIZE OF THE LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN ASSOCIATION AND THE LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN EASTER FESTIVAL: invitation to take part in the 24th Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival (29/03 - 12/04 2020)
  • PIOTR BECZAŁA’S PRIZE for the best interpretation of a Stanisław Moniuszko aria: invitation to take part in a concert with the Artist
  • JERZY SEMKOW POLISH SINFONIA IUVENTUS ORCHESTRA PRIZE in the form of a concert in the 2019/2020 season
  • TWO PRIZES OF THE CASTLE OPERA IN SZCZECIN, awarded in the male and female vocal categories: invitation to take part in the International Opera Gala ending the Moniuszko Inspiration! Festival
  • PRIZE OF THE MOSCOW SUMMER OPERA FESTIVAL „NEW OPERA WORLD 2019”: invitation to take part in a production
  • ŁÓDŹ PHILHARMONIC PRIZE: invitation to take part in an oratorio concert as the singer of a solo part in the 2019/2020 season - a subscription concert featuring the Łódź Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra and Choir
  • PRIZE OF THE TEATR WIELKI IN POZNAŃ: invitation to take part in a performance of Stanisław Moniuszko’s The Haunted Manor staged as part of the European Opera Directing Prize international competition
  • PRIZE OF THE FESTIVAL OF POLISH MUSIC: invitation to give a recital at the Festival of Polish Music in Kraków, in the male and female vocal categories
  • PRIZE OF THE KAROL NAMYSŁOWSKI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA IN ZAMOŚĆ: invitation to perform with the Karol Namysłowski Symphony Orchestra in Zamość
  • PRIZE OF THE ARTUR MALAWSKI PODKARPACKA PHILHARMONIC IN RZESZÓW: invitation to take part in an outdoor concert on 24 May 2019 in the Krasiczyn Castle courtyard
  • TWO PRIZES OF THE KOSZALIN PHILHARMONIC, awarded in the male and female vocal categories, for the best Polish singer: invitation to take part in a concert with the Stanisław Moniuszko Koszalin Philharmonic Orchestra in the 2019/2020 season
  • KRAKÓW CHAMBER OPERA PRIZE: invitation to take part in a performance at the Kraków Chamber Opera
  • SPECIAL PRIZE FROM PRESTO MAGAZINE: One Year’s Media Care * the prize, worth PLN 9,600, is not a cash reward
  • PRIZE OF THE MONIUSZKO MUSIC LOVERS SOCIETY for the best performance of a piece by Stanisław Moniuszko: a statuette by artist Marian Konieczny