Prizes & Grants 2021 1st Prize The Arthur Rubinstein Award – Competition Gold Medal and $40,000 Donated by the Pratt Foundation (Australia) 2nd Prize The Sara & Moshe Mayer Award – Competition Silver Medal and $20,000 Donated by Kena & Zalman Shoval 3rd Prize The Gilon Family Award – Competition Bronze Medal and $10,000 Donated by Yael & Zohar Gilon All medals were designed by Pablo Picasso 3 Finalist Prizes $6,000 for each of the additional finalist, Donated by: Naschitz FamilySara & Michael SelaLiora & Menachem Sternberg (New York) Best Performer of Chamber Music Prize $6,000 Donated by Lady Annabelle Weidenfeld (London) Best Performer of a Beethoven Concerto Prize $5,000 Donated by Ruth & Uriel Arnon Audience Favorite Prize $3,000 Donated by Orr & Liron Karassin, in memory of their beloved grandparents, Herta Auerbach and Zusia Barkai Best Performer of a Chopin Piece Prize $3,000 Donated by the Rosenblum Family, in memory of Dr. Herzl Rosenblum, former editor of “Yedioth Ahronoth” newspaper Best Performer of an Israeli Piece Prize $3,000 Donated by Pelossof family, in memory of their beloved mother Renny Pelossof Best Israeli Performer Prize $3,000 Donated by “Zefunot Culture” Advance Studies Prize $3,000 $1000 a year (for 3 consecutive years) for the outstanding pianist, up to 22 years of ageDonated by the Heda Preissman Foundation Junior Jury Prize $2,000 Donated by Nissan Spector, in memory of his son, Guy Spector Encouragement Grant $5,000 $500 to each competitor, who competed in Stage II but did not reach the FinalsDonated by Arie Vardi, in memory of Bela & Dov Vardi Audience Favorite in the Periphery $500 for the Auidence Favorite in: $500 – Akko (Acre)$500 – Jezrael Valley$500 – Or Akiva$500 – Netivot$500 – Sha’ar HaNegev Junior Jury Encouragement Grant $500 To a Competitor Who did not reach the FinalsDonated by Rabinowitz & Cohen-Mintz families, in memory of Sarah Rabinowitz Special Grant $15,000 Up to $500 to each competitor, to partly cover cost of flight ticketDonated by the Bistritzky Foundation