Special Prizes for the best interpretation of a commissioned composition
Special Prizes totaling € 3.000 for the best interpretation of the commissioned compositions, made possible by the Alice Rosner Foundation, will be awarded in the category:

Special Prize of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
The special prize of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in the amount of € 4,000, donated and presented by the Association of Friends of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, is awarded by the orchestra members for an outstanding interpretation by a finalist. This is linked to participation in a BRSO project.

Special Prize of the Munich Chamber Orchestra
The Special Prize from the Munich Chamber Orchestra totaling € 1.000 will be awarded by the members of the Munich Chamber Orchestra for an outstanding interpretation by a semi-finalist.

ARD Klassik Media Prize
The ARD Klassik Media Prize will be awarded to a finalist. A high-quality media production for the ARD Mediathek or the ARD Klassik Social Media channels awaits the winner.

BR-KLASSIK Online Prize
The program division BR-KLASSIK of the Bayerischer Rundfunk awards the BR-KLASSIK Online Prize in the amount of € 1.000 for the winner of the online voting during the final rounds.

Special Prize SWEET SPOT
The Special Prize SWEET SPOT totaling € 2.000, underwritten by the Dr.-Marianne-Kunkel-Fund, will be awarded by the BR-KLASSIK young people’s program “SWEET SPOT. Curious about Music” for an outstanding performance by a very young participant.

Alice-Rosner-Prize
The Alice Rosner Foundation awards the Alice-Rosner-Prize in the amount of € 1.000 for the best interpretation of a 20th century work.

Busch Brothers Prize
The Busch Brothers Circle awards the Busch Brothers Prize in the amount of € 4.000 – in collaboration with the South Westphalian Philharmonic – to an outstanding finalist. It is linked to a concert appearance at the Busch Brothers Circle and potential subsequent concerts with the South Westphalian Philharmonic.

Special Prize GENUIN classics
GENUIN classics awards a CD production to one of the prizewinners – total value 12.000€.

Special Prize Carl Bechstein
The Wolf-Dieter Rühl-Foundation, represented by the Carl Bechstein Foundation, awards a special prize in cooperation with the label GENUIN classics: a three-day CD production in Berlin.

Special Prize Schwarzwald Music Festival
The Schwarzwald Music Festival awards a special prize in the amount of € 1.500 to an outstanding finalist. It is linked to a performance in the series of concerts “Young Elite” in Mitteltal in cooperation with the Hotel Bareiss.

Special Prize “Podium for young Soloists” Tegernsee
The Special Prize “Podium for young Soloists”, made possible by the “Friends of young Musicians” e. V. Tegernsee, in the amount of € 1.000 goes to a young semifinalist who is not awarded one of the main prizes.

Special Prize Mozart Society Munich
The Mozart Society Munich e. V. is awarding a special prize in the amount of € 1.000 to a young semifinalist.

Special prize GEWA
The GEWA music GmbH awards a special prize to the main prizewinners in the categories clarinet and trumpet in the form of instrument cases.

Special prize Atelier Marillon
The dressmaker’s studio Marillon, which is focussed on the fabrication of concert clothes for musicians, is awarding a special prize to a prizewinner for the production of an individual stage outfit in the amount of € 750.