Prizes
Read more about the prizes of the 2022 competition.
1st prize: 30.000 euro
2nd prize: 20.000 euro
3rd prize: 10.000 euro
• Audience prize after the Final: 1.000 euro
• Orchestra's prize after the Final: 1.000 euro
• Semi-finalist prize: 1.500 euro
• Prize for best performance of Ørjan Matre's commisioned piece performed in the 2nd Round may be given after the 2nd Round: 1.500 euro
• Prize for best performance of a complete opus originally written for solo piano by Edvard Grieg performed in the 2nd Round or in the Semi-final may be given after the Semi-final: 3.000 euro and a solo recital at the Edvard Grieg Memorial Centre, Leipzig, Germany, on 16 June 2023
1st prize also includes:
• An engagement for a number of public concerts at Troldhaugen during the summer of 2023 as "Pianist of the Week"
• A solo recital at Strovolos Municipal Theatre in Nicosia, Cyprus, 14 October 2022, arranged by the Avantgarde Cultural Foundation in cooperation with the Steinway Prizewinner Concerts Network
• An invitation to perform a piano concerto with the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra in the Kilden Concert Hall, season 2023/2024
• A solo recital at Ringve Music Museum in Trondheim arranged by Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, season 2023/2024
• An engagement as a festival artist at the Lofoten Piano Festival 2024
Other engagements for participants:
• One of the three finalists will be offered a Steinway Prizewinner Concert at the Gewandhaus, Leipzig, Germany, season 2023/2024
• Competitors who do not advance to Round 2, and competitors who advance to Round 2, but do not advance to the Semi-final, will be given the opportunity to play on a concert in the Vestland County or in the city of Bergen, receiving a fee of 500 euro. Read more here.
All prizes and fees will be paid according to Norwegian tax regulations.
The foundation Stiftelsen Kristian Gerhard Jebsen is the main sponsor and the exclusive private contributor to the competition.
