Awards
Prizes
1st, 2nd, and 3rd prizes are awarded in every age group. All prize winners receive an official competition diploma in digital form as recognition of their artistic achievement. The 1st prize winners may present their artistic performance at the gala concert in Vienna, Austria.
Furthermore, we honour the commitment of all participants. Every competitor receives a participation certificate in recognition for their intensive preparation and the courage to participate in an international music competition.
Carl Stamitz Awards
Special Prizes
As a virtuose und composer, Stamitz worked from Mannheim in important music centres such as Paris, London and The Hague. In memory of this international path, the Carl Stamitz Music Competition awards eight Carl Stamitz Awards across all categories.
Carl Stamitz
European Artist Award
For an especially impressive artistic personality
Stamitz
Interpretation Award
For the best interpretation of a composition by Carl Stamitz.
Vienna
Classical
Award
For the best interpretation of a work from the Viennese Classical period.
Young
Discovery Award
For a particularly young participant or ensemble with exceptional potential.
Artistic
Promise
Award
For outstanding musical maturity and promising development potential.
Stamitz
Chamber Music Award
For exceptional ensemble performance.
Prize for
Stylistic Awareness
For outstanding stylistic sensitivity and musical distinction across different periods.
Neue
Wege
Award
For the best interpretation of a work composed after 1920.