Prizes

First Prize:

The Salvi Foundation (USA) will provide a Lyon & Healy or Salvi Concert Grand harp, up to value of $ 55,000 USD, for the First Prize in the 20^th International Harp Contest in Israel.

The Salvi Foundation (USA) will present the First Prize Winner of the 20^th Contest in a debut recital in Lyon & Healy Hall in Chicago.

Opening Concert – The First Prize Winner will perform at the ‘Opening Concert’ of the 21st International Harp Contest in Israel (2021)

“Hong Kong Harp Centre Prize” – The First Prize Winner will be invited to perform a concert in Hong Kong

Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon-LeZion – The First Prize Winner will be invited to perform with the Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon-LeZion

The International Laureate Exchange Prize – The First Prize Winner will be invited to perform at the 11^th USA International Harp Competition in 2019

The Hantang Culture Award: – a series of concert tours in 3 major cities in China including Shanghai, Beijing and Xi’an

“Nueva Escuela Argentina de Arpa” Prize– a concert and special participation during the “5^th Buenos Aires Harp Week”

The Fondazione Gioventù Musicale d’Italia Prize – a series of concerts in Italy

Second Prize: US $5,000

Donated by the Municipality of (Acre) Akko

Third Prize: US $3,000

Donated by the Hong Kong Harp Centre

Semi-Final Prize: €1,500

Donated by Irina von Bismarck

Divided between the three Semi-Finalists who will not pass to the Final Stage

Aharon & Mera Propes Prize: US $2,500

For the best performance of the Israeli work “A Distant Echo” by Josef Bardanashvili

at Stage II

Mario Falcao Prize: US $ 1,000

For the best performance of “Around the Clock” by Pearl Chertok at Stage II

Irina Kaganovsky Prize: US $ 1,000

For the best performance of Bedřich Smetana/Trnecek Vltava in Stage I

The International Harp Contest in Israel