We now know the winners of the 10th International Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition.

MAIN PRIZES:

FIRST PRIZE - MARIA MOTOLYGINA

SECOND PRIZE - SLÁVKÁ ZAMEČNÍKOVÁ

THIRD PRIZE - LONG LONG

FOURTH PRIZE - RUSLANA KOVAL

FIFTH PRIZE - GIHOON KIM

SIXTH PRIZE - PIOTR BUSZEWSKI

THE MARIA FOŁTYN AWARD for the best performance of a Stanisław Moniuszko Piece - LONG LONG

BEST PERFORMANCE OF A MIACZYSŁAW WEINBERG SONG - JAN ŻĄDŁO

BEST PIANIST PRIZE (born not earlier than on 6 May 1984) - ALEKSANDER CHODACKI, RADOSŁAW ZAWORSKI

PRIZES PRESENTED BY THE KOSCIUSZKO FOUNDATION (USA) funded by Ms ANN COX ZAGOREOS:

THE CARLO MARIA GIULINI PRIZE - MARIA OSTROUKHOVA, LUIS QUIROS

THE JAN AND EDWARD RESZKE PRIZE for the best performance of a Polish work by a foreign entrant - YAJIE ZHANG

THE MARTA EGGERTH AND JAN KIEPURA PRIZE for the most promising Polish voice - MONIKA BUCZKOWSKA

OTHER PRIZES:

THE POLISH NATIONAL OPERA PRIZE (invitation to perform in a stage prodcution) - MARIA MOTOLYGINA

THE POLISH TELEVISION PRIZE - PIOTR BUSZEWSKI

THE AUDIENCE PRIZE funded by POWSZECHNY ZAKŁAD UBEZPIECZEŃ for a finalist chosed in a vote by the Competition's audience - PIOTR BUSZEWSKI

THE PWM EDITION PRIZE for the most beautiful performance of a Polish song from the 20th/21st century - ALINA ADAMSKI

THE MARCELLA SEMBRICH-KOCHAŃSKA PRIZE for the youngest finalist, funded by the Marcella Sembrich Memorial Association (USA) - CODY QUATTLEBAUM

THE BOGUSŁAW KACZYŃSKI PRIZE for the best Polish singer, funded by ORFEO, the Bogusław Kaczyński Memorial Foudantion - PIOTR BUSZEWSKI

THE POLISH RADIO PRIZE (invitation to record with the Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra) - LONG LONG

THE OPERA AND BALLET LOVERS' SOCIETY PRIZE for the best second-stage participants who did not proceed to the finals - YURIY HADZETSKYY

THE SINFONIA VARSOVIA PRIZE (invitation to perform with the orchestra) - LONG LONG

THE LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN ASSOCIATION AND THE LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN EASTER FESTIVAL PRIZE (invitation to perform at the 24th Easter Ludwig van Beethoven Festival in 2020) - PIOTR BUSZEWSKI, CODY QUATTLEBAUM

THE PIOTR BECZAŁA PRIZE for the best interpretation of a Stanisław Moniuszko aria (invitation to perform with the Artist) - LONG LONG

THE JERZY SEMKOW SINFONIA IUVENTUS PRIZE (invitation to perform with the orchestra in 2019/2020) -PIOTR BUSZEWSKI

THE OPERA NA ZAMKU PRIZE (inviation to perform in the International Opera Gala ending the Moniuszko Inspiration! Festival - ZLATA KHERSHBERG, ALEKSANDRA NOWAKOWSKI, MATHEUS POMPEU

THE MOSCOW SUMMER OPERA FESTIVAL 'NEW OPERA WORLD 2019' PRIZE (invitation to perform in the festival) - PAWEŁ TROJAK

THE POZNAŃ OPERA HOUSE PRIZE (invitation to perform in The Haunted Manor as part of the European Opera Directing Prize) - GIHOON KIM

THE FESTIVAL OF POLISH MUSIC PRIZE (invitation to perform at the Festival of Polish Music in Kraków - SLÁVKÁ ZAMEČNÍKOVÁ, VLADISLAV BUYALSKIY

THE KAROL NAMYSŁOWSKI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRIZE (invitation to perform with the Karol Namysłowski Symphony Orchestra in Zamość - MONIKA BUCZKOWSKA, PIOTR BUSZEWSKI

THE ARTUR MALAWSKI PODKARPACIE PHILHARMONIC PRIZE (invitation to perform in an open-air concert to take place on 24 May 2019 at Krasiczyn Castle's courtyard - HUBERT ZAPIÓR

THE STANISŁAW MONIUSZKO KOSZALIN PHILHARMONIC PRIZE for the best Polish famale and male voice (invitation to perform with the orchestra in 2019/20) - MONIKA BUCZKOWSKA, PIOTR BUSZEWSKI

THE KRAKÓW CHAMBER OPERA PRIZE (invitation to perform in a stage production) - MONIKA BUCZKOWSKA

THE PRESTO MAGAZINE PRIZE (one year's PR services) - HUBERT ZAPIÓR

THE MONIUSZKO MUSIC LOVERS' SOCIETY for the best performance of a piece by Stanisław Moniuszko (a statuette by artist Marian Konieczny) - LONG LONG

THE POLISH NATIONAL OPERA PRIZE FOR THE MOST PROMISING ENTRANT WHO DID NOT PROCEED TO THE FINALS - STEFAN ASTAKHOV