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 


1 000 Euros   for a contestant with exceptional ability

All prizes are donated by the Sparkassen-Kulturstiftung Hessen-Thüringen


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 Sparkassen-Kulturstiftung Hessen-Thüringen.
  • Special award in the amount of 600 Euros for the best interpretation of the baroque work, donated by the Sparkassen-Kulturstiftung Hessen-Thüringen.
  • Special award in the amount of 600 Euros for the best interpretation of a work by Béla Bartók, donated by the Sparkassen-Kulturstiftung Hessen-Thüringen.
  • Special award in the amount of 600 Euros for the best interpretation of a classical sonata, donated by the Sparkassen-Kulturstiftung Hessen-Thüringen.
  • Special award in the amount of 500 Euros for the best improvisation or own composition, donated by THE LISZT FONDATION.
The winner of the Category II receive an invitation for the Junior Academy in August 2018, organised by the International Franz Liszt Piano Competition, Utrecht

Special Prizes

  • Special award in the amount of 1 000 Euros for the best interpretation of a work by Franz Liszt, donated by THE LISZT FONDATION: Xiaolin Zhang
  • 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: Milda Daunoraité
  • Special award in the amount of 1 000 Euros for the best interpretation of the chamber music work, donated by the Sparkassen-Kulturstiftung Hessen-Thüringen: Sun Ah Kim
  • Special award in the amount of 600 Euros for the best interpretation of the baroque work, donated by the Sparkassen-Kulturstiftung Hessen-Thüringen: Ben Lepetit and Simon Bürki
  • Special award in the amount of 600 Euros for the best interpretation of a work by Béla Bartók, donated by the Sparkassen-Kulturstiftung Hessen-Thüringen: Shuan Hern Lee and Jeonghwan Kim
  • Special award in the amount of 600 Euros for the best interpretation of a classical sonata, donated by the Sparkassen-Kulturstiftung Hessen-Thüringen: Jeonghwan Kim
  • Special award in the amount of 500 Euros for the best improvisation or own composition, donated by THE LISZT FONDATION: Simon Bürki
  • emcy Prize: Simon Bürki