First prize: 18.000 EUR
Second prize: 12.000 EUR
Third prize: 6.000 EUR

Audience prize: 2.000 EUR
Prize for the best performance of the Kodály composition: 1.000 EUR

Valuable prizes from other sponsors.
Special prize: the opportunity to perform on a concert tour in Hungary.

All finalists will receive a certificate.
The winners will receive high-quality recordings made with a large orchestra for their free use.

Special offer:

Of the contestants who do not qualify from the Preliminary round to the Second round, the jury will select 4 candidates who can participate in a 1 hour cello course with István Várdai or another jury member on 10 or 12 September 2025 in Budapest. The selected candidates will be offered accommodation by the Organiser for the day of the course.