1st Prize
– 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 Family, in memory of Ethan Naschitz, Nehama & Gad Naschitz
Sara & Prof. Michael Sela
Liora & 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 Esther & 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” (Secrets of Culture) organization
Advance Studies Prize
$3,000
$1000 a year (for 3 consecutive years) for the outstanding pianist, up to 22 years of age
Donated 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 Finals
Donated 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 in Stage I who did not reach Stage II
Donated by Nissan Spector in memory of his son, Guy Spector
Junior Jury Encouragement Grant
$1000
To a Competitor in Stage II who did not reach the Finals
Donated 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 ticket
Donated by the Bistritzky Foundation