Placing Awards:

1st prize: $30,000 USD cash and certificate

2nd prize: $20,000 USD cash and certificate

3rd prize: $15,000 USD cash and certificate

At the same time, the first, second and third placing awards' winners will receive a contract with Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra and will perform at SSO's seasonal concert series.

Finalist Award (3 persons): 5,000USD/person

Outstanding Performance Award in the Semifinal (3 persons): 3,000USD/person

The Organizing Committee will provide a Semifinalist Award to the semifinal contestants who are neither announced to the final nor awarded the "Outstanding Performance Award".The prize is $500 USD cash and a certificate.

All travelling allowances and cash prizes are before tax. Prize winners should provide the bank account, and pay the income tax according to the Chinese tax law. The Organizing Committee is authorized to deduct the tax acting on behalf of the prize winners.