Prizes

Steps to Bach

Prizewinners of the Steps to Bach section are awarded with a Diploma (no cash prize), with the exception of the First Prize winner of the Open Age Amateurs section who also receives: €350 and a Diploma.

The Bach Pianist

  • The First Prize winner of each age category of The Bach Pianist section are awarded with a Diploma plus the following prizes:
  • 6 years and under:   €60 and Diploma
  • 7 years and under:   €60 and Diploma
  • 8 years and under:   €60 and Diploma
  • 9 years and under:   €80 and Diploma
  • 10 years and under: €80 and Diploma
  • 11 years and under: €100 and Diploma
  • 12 years and under: €100 and Diploma
  • 13 years and under: €120 and Diploma
  • 14 years and under: €120 and Diploma
  • 15 years and under: €240 and Diploma
  • 16 years and under: €360 and Diploma
  • Open Age Professionals: €800 and Diploma
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  • Second – Fourth prizes may be shared, and consist of a Diploma.
  • The PLAY BACH! International Online Piano Competition ranks every category separately.
  • Each of the sections of the competition (Steps to Bach and The Bach Pianist) has it’s own prize structure.                           
  • The 1st Prize must be awarded if there are 2 or more pianists competing in the same age category,
    with the EXCEPTION of open ages categories. Participants are being evaluated on a high standard  of performance. Thus, the jury is not obliged to award all the prizes. The first prize cannot be shared.
  • The names of the First Prize winners with their recordings will be uploaded onto the Competition’s YouTube Channel, including their teachers’ names and their countries of origin.
  • Second – Fourth prizes may be shared.
  • All prizewinners and their teachers (with names, cities, countries of origin) will be listed on the prizewinners’ page of the PLAY BACH! Online International Piano Competition.
  • All prizewinners will receive a Diploma (see the difference between Steps to Bach and The Bach Pianist in Rules)
  • Teachers of prizewinners will receive a certificate from the competition.
  • All participants receive a participation certificate.
    Prizes to candidates will be sent / transferred electronically.