Prizes

1st prize: € 50 000

2nd prize: € 10 000

3rd prize: € 5 000

Finalist prizes: € 1 500
Lied Prize: € 1 500
The Ingrid Bjoner Scholarship (awarded to the best Norwegian participant): NOK 100 000

The prize winners will receive a diploma featuring artwork created by H.M. Queen Sonja.


Engagements

Casting directors and program managers from orchestras and opera houses will be present during the competition to consider offering engagements to the prize winners.

Previous participants have received concert engagements with the following Norwegian institutions:

Oslo Chamber Music Festival
Nordlysfestivalen
The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
The Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra
Trondheim Symphony Orchestra
Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra
Arctic Philharmonic
Bergen International Festival
Trondheim Chamber Music Festival
Elverum Festival
Bergen National Opera
Opera Rogaland
Operaen i Kristiansund
Opera Østfold
Opera Nordfjord
Oslo Filharmonien