The Prizes

Category I (up to 13 years)


1st Prize   2 000 Euros
2nd Prize   1 500 Euros
3rd Prize    700 Euros

Prize of the Junior-Jury 500 Euros

Categorie II (14 - 17 years)

1st Prize  3 000 Euro
2nd Prize  2 000 Euro
3rd Prize  1 000 Euro

Prize of the Junior-Jury 500 Euros

Grand-Prix

2 000 Euros   for a contestant with exceptional ability


All prizes are donated by the Sparkassen-Kulturstiftung Hessen-Thüringen.
Please note: Tax may be withheld from prize money.

Special Awards

  • Special award in the amount of 1 000 Euros for the best interpretation of a work by Franz Liszt, donated by THE LISZT FONDATION
  • Special award in the amount of 1 000 Euros for the best interpretation of of a contemporary work, donated by the Sparkassen-Kulturstiftung Hessen-Thüringen
  • Special award in the amount of 1 000 Euros for the best interpretation of the chamber music work, donated by the NEUE LISZT STIFTUNG
  • Special award in the amount of 1 000 Euros for the best interpretation of the baroque work, donated by the NEUE LISZT STIFTUNG
  • Special award in the amount of 1 000 Euros for the best interpretation of a work by Béla Bartók, donated by the NEUE LISZT STIFTUNG
  • Special award in the amount of 1 000 Euros for the best interpretation of a classical sonata, donated by the NEUE LISZT STIFTUNG
  • Special award in the amount of 900 Euros for the best improvisation or own composition, donated by the Sparkassen-Kulturstiftung Hessen-Thüringen
  • Theodor Hlouschek-Award in the amount of 500 Euros for the best interpretation of a Etude by Carl Czerny, donated by the NEUE LISZT STIFTUNG
  • Theodor Hlouschek-Award in the amount of 500 Euros for a particularly gifted participant in the categorie I donated by the NEUE LISZT STIFTUNG
  • Theodor Hlouschek-Award in the amount of 500 Euros for a particularly gifted participant in the categorie II donated by the NEUE LISZT STIFTUNG