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The list of prizes in this year’s Jan Edmund Jurkowski Memorial Guitar Competition, held as a part of the 18th International “Silesian Guitar Autumn” Festival!

FIRST PRIZE

• 5000 Euro
• Fryderyk Firla romantic guitar worth 15000 PLN
• Recitals at guitar festivals in the following cities:
  • Balatonfüred 2023 (Hungary)
  • Bratislava 2023 (Slovakia)
  • Kutná Hora 2024 (Czech Republic)
  • Krynica-Zdrój 2022
  • Olsztyn 2023
  • Tychy 2024
• Recital funded by The Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice

SECOND PRIZE

• 2500 Euro

THIRD PRIZE

• 1000 Euro

In addition, a number of special prizes is provided for:

• Special prize for the best Polish participant:
  • Martinez Guitar funded by Interton Classic
• Special prize for the best Sonata performance:
  • Guitar case worth 1270 Euro funded by CCCases
• Other special prizes:
  • Three “the2Mic” microphone kits funded by the2Mic™ & Parent Company Donnell’s MiniFlex Headquarters
  • Solo concert with orchestra funded by the ARCHETTI Chamber Orchestra
  • Concert funded by Katowice the City of Gardens in Katowice

The winners will also receive in-kind prizes funded by:

• D’Addario
• Quena Music Shop / luthier guitars
• König & Meyer
• Seis Cordas Music Publishing House

Entries for the competition are accepted until August 31, 2022. Join us in Tychy!