Prizes

STATUTORY PRIZES:

• 1^st PRIZE – 20.000 EUR: SAMUEL STOPFORD

• 2^nd PRIZE – 16.000 EUR: ARPI SINANYAN

• 3^rd PRIZE – 13.000 EUR: AKSEL DAVEYAN

• 4^th PRIZE – 10.000 EUR: MARIANA POLTORAK

• The Prize for remaining finalists – 4.000 EUR

• THE MARIA FOŁTYN PRIZE for the best performance of a Stanisław Moniuszko piece – 8.000 EUR: SAMUEL STOPFORD

• THE EWA PODLEŚ PRIZE for the outstanding musical personality funded by ORLEN – 8.000 EUR: MARIANA POLTORAK

• THE PRIZE for the most beautiful rendition of a Polish song funded by ORLEN – 4.000 EUR: AKSEL DAVEYAN

• 2 JERZY MARCHWIŃSKI PRIZES for outstanding young pianists (born not earlier than 2 June 1990) – 3.000 EUR:ROZALIA KIERC, MATTEO ZOLI

• Every Participant who qualifies and performs in Round 2 of the Competition but does not qualify to Round 3 (Finals) will be given 500 EUR by the Organiser. He/she will not be entitled to call him/herself a Prizewinner of the Competition

SPECIAL PRIZES:

• Special Prizes from the Kosciuszko Foundation (USA) founded by Ann Cox Zagoreos:

- The Carlo Maria Giulini Prize awarded in male and female category separately for a performance of profound musical expression drawing on the essence of humanity – 5.000 USD: AKSEL DAVEYAN, LAURA LOLITA PEREŠIVANA 
- The Jan and Edward Reszke Prize for the best performance of a Polish work by foreign entrant – 3.000 USD: MARIANA POLTORAK
- The Marta Eggerth and Jan Kiepura Prize for the most promising Polish voice – 2.000 USD: JUSTYNA KHIL

Marcella Sembrich-Kochańska Prize for the youngest finalist – 2.000 USD funded by the Marcella Sembrich Memorial Association (USA): YUER YE

Bogusław Kaczyński Prize for outstanding Polish voice – 10.000 PLN awarded by ORFEO the Bogusław Kaczyński Foundation: JUSTYNA KHIL

Prize Of The Moniuszko Music Lovers Society for an outstanding performance of a Stanisław Moniuszko song– statuette and EUR 500: SAMUEL STOPFORD 

Prize Of The Society Of Opera And Ballet Lovers Affiliated With Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera for the best singer among the second-round participants not advancing to the Finals – PLN 3.000: GIORGI GULIASHVILI

Two Prizes founded and awarded in the female and male voice categories separately by the Musical Theatre Section of the Association of Polish Stage Artists (ZASP) – PLN 5.000 each: SAMUEL STOPFORD, JUSTYNA KHIL

The Arthur Rubinstein Philharmonic Orchestra In Łódź Prize – invitation to take part in a concertin the 2025/2026 or 2026/2027 season: SAMUEL STOPFORD, ARPI SINANYAN, KAROLINA LEVKOVA

Polish Royal Opera Prize – invitation to perform in a concert or opera performance: AKSEL DAVEYAN

Dubling Song Series Prize – invitation to perform a recital in Dublin in 2026/27 and and EUR 500: BO WANG

Prize of the Ludwig van Beethoven Association: participation at a concert performance at the Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival 2026 or 2027: MARIANA POLTORAK

Karpati&Zarewicz Special Award – professional portrait photoshoot for an opera singer: JUSTYNA KHIL

Audience Prize EUR 5000: AKSEL DAVEYAN