Prizes Grants and Sponsorships 2023
The Arthur Rubinstein Award
Competition Gold Medal and $40,000
Plus $10,000 to the winners’ career advancement fund
Donated by Lizika, Ami & Teddy Sagy
Kevin Chen
The Sara & Moshe Mayer Prize
Competition Silver Medal and $20,000
Donated by Kena & Zalman Shoval
Giorgi Gigashvili
Competition Bronze Medal and $10,000
Donated by Yael & Zohar Gilon
Yukine Kuroki
THE COMPETITION MEDALS
The medals (Gold, Silver and Bronze) bear three different portraits of Arthur Rubinstein, drawn by Pablo Picasso, engraved with Rubinstein’s signature and the emblem of the State of Israel.
Especially minted by the Israel Government Coins and Medals Corporation, they are individually numbered on the rim.
The sketches were donated by Arthur Rubinstein himself, as part of his support in the Competition.
$6,000 for each of the additional finalists, Donated by:
Sara Sela, in memory of Prof. Michael Sela
Naschitz family, in memory of Ethan Naschitz, Nehama& Gad Naschitz
Liora & Menachem Sternberg (New York)
Elia Cecino,
Chaeyoung Park,
Alberto Ferro
$6,000 for the best performer of chamber music
Donated by Lady Annabelle Weidenfeld (London)
Giorgi Gigashvili
$5,000 for the best performer of a Classical concerto
Plus $1,000 to the winners’ career advancement fund
Donated by Emanuel Ax In memory of Hellen Ax
Yukine Kuroki
$3,000 for the best performer of the Israeli piece
Donated by Pelossof Family, in memory of Renny Pelossof
Jiacheng Xiong &
Giorgi Gigashvili
$2,500 for the best Israeli performer
Donated by “Secrets of Culture” Association
Jonathan Senik
$3,000
Donated by Rosenblum Family in memory of Dr. Herzl Rosenblum
Giorgi Gigashvili
$3,000 for the winner chosen by the Junior Jury
Donated by Nissan Spector in memory of his son, Guy Spector
Giorgi Gigashvili
$1,000 to a competitor in Stage II who did not reach the Finals
Donated by Rabinowitz & Cohen-Mintz families, in memory of
Sarah Rabinowitz
Giuseppe Guarrera
$500 each for the 10 Competitors in stage 2 that did not reach the Finals
Donated by Prof. Arie Vardi, in memory of his parents, Bela & Dov Vardi
$800 to each of the Israeli competitors
Donated by Prof. Taiseer Elias, Head of the Music Department at the University of Haifa (Israel)
Itamar Prag, Almog Segal,
Jonathan Senik, Tom Zalmanov, Mariamna Sherling
$1,000 a Year for 3 consecutive years for the most outstanding pianist up to 22 years of age
Donated by the Heda Prissman Foundation
Kevin Chen
Sponsorships
The concert on 24 March 2023 was dedicated to the memory of Dan Sacher
and was sponsored by a donation of Ilana & Dr. Reuven Sacher – $3,000
The concert on 25 March 2023 was dedicated to the memory of Prof. Yossef Dothan
It was sponsored by a donation of Lilli Dothan – $3,000
The concert on 27 March 2023 was dedicated to the memory of Uriel Arnon
It was sponsored by a donation of Prof. Ruth Arnon – $5,000
The Finals concert on 30 March 2023 was dedicated to the memory of Prof. Michael Sela
It was sponsored by a donation of Sara Sela – $15,000
The awards ceremony and winners’ concert on 31 March 2023 was in memory of Hanan Rotem
It was sponsored by a donation of Hanan’s New York friends – $13,500
