Up to five cash prizes will be awarded in every age group. The jury reserves the right not to award individual prizes or to split prizes.
| Age group | I | II | III |
|---|---|---|---|
| First prize | € 500 | € 1000 | € 1500 |
| Second prize | € 400 | € 800 | € 1200 |
| Third prize | € 300 | € 600 | € 900 |
| Fourth prize | € 200 | € 400 | € 600 |
| Fifth prize | € 100 | € 200 | € 300 |
In age group II, the EGTA-D awards a prize of 500 euros for the best interpretation of one of the following eight program items:
Malcom Arnold | Fantasy for Guitar Prélude Scherzo |
|---|---|
Richard Rodney Bennett | Five Impromptus I Recitativo II Agitato III Elegiaco |
Lennox Berkeley | Sonatina for Guitar I Allegretto |
Leo Brouwer | Hika |
Hans Werner Henze | 3 Tentos (arr. Julian Bream) |
Ernst Krenek | Suite für Gitarre allein op. 164 |
Frank Martin | Quatro Pièces Brèves Prélude Plainte |
William Walton | Five Bagatelles II Lento III Alla Cubana |
Participation in this special competition is voluntary.
The mandatory program for age group II has be played in any case, and the time limit for the entire performance (17 to 20 minutes) will not be extended when you compete for this prize.
For age group III, the well-known German guitar atelier Ernst Dering from Lage is donating a high-quality concert guitar worth around € 5.000.
In addition to the cash prizes, the jury will award scholarships to international festivals and concerts; e.g.: a concert at the Forum Gitarre Wien 2026, a concert also awarded by the Förderverein Kulturgut Franziskaner Kloster e.V. in Warendorf i.W. in 2026. We will inform you about further concerts here.
