Honorary Advisory Board
Sulamita Aronovsky, UK
Jaime Ingram, Panama
Jerome Lowenthal, USA
Garrick Ohlsson, USA
Menahem Pressler, USA
Pnina Salzman, Israel
(in memoriam)
Awards
The Bösendorfer USASU International Piano Competition, ages 19-32
| 1st prize: | $15,000 David Katzin Award and gold medal Solo Recital at the Bösendorfer Saal in Vienna A number of concerto performances with The Phoenix Symphony, (including honorarium and expenses up to $3,000) A number of recitals at the National Concert Series in Serbia |
| 2nd prize: | $5,000 and silver medal Full tuition scholarship to the International Summer Academy Prague • Vienna • Budapest (including accommodations and fees) |
| 3rd prize: | $2,000 and bronze medal |
The Schimmel USASU Young Artists International Senior Piano Competition, ages 16-18
| 1st prize: | $4,000 and gold medal Recital at the Braunschweig Classix Festival, Germany (travel expenses included) |
| 2nd prize: | $2,000 and silver medal |
| 3rd prize: | $1,000 and bronze medal |
The Schimmel USASU Young Artists International Junior Piano Competition, ages 13-15
| 1st prize: | $3,000 Ellabelle Woods Ryder Memorial Award and gold medal Recital at the Braunschweig Classix Festival, Germany (travel expenses included) |
| 2nd prize: | $2,000 and silver medal |
| 3rd prize: | $1,000 Hugh A. Ross, Sr. Memorial Award and bronze medal |
Special Awards
Sangyoung Kim Award of $1,000 will be awarded for the most outstanding performance of a Virtuoso work in the Bösendorfer Competition (anonymous donor).
Sarra and Emmanuil Senderov awards of $500 will be awarded to the two most outstanding performances of a composition by a Russian composer; one for the Bösendorfer competition and one for the Schimmel competitions.
Yehuda Meir memorial awards of $250 will be awarded to the two most outstanding artistic performances of an etude by Chopin; one for the Bösendorfer competition and one for the Schimmel competitions.
One $1,000 award will be given for the most outstanding Arizona pianist in the Bösendorfer competition sponsored by National Society of Arts and Letters Arizona Chapter.
One $500 award will be given to the most outstanding Arizona pianist. This special award is open to Arizona residents participating in the Schimmel junior and senior competitions.