PRIZES FOR THE 2024 EDITION
(TRIBUTE TO CLAUDIO ARRAU)

6 CARLES & SOFIA VICTORY AWARDS IN TOTAL

PIANO SOLO
PROFESSIONAL / EMERGENT
(4 VICTORY AWARDS)

Carles & Sofia Victory Trophy (exclusive design)

Recording and digital publishing of a CD with KNS Classical 
in July 2025 (See details here)

Concerts with orchestra in Europe and the USA
(A minimum of 2 concerts offered, among the 4 awardees)

Concert Awards, according to juries’recommendations:
Festival de Música de Sant Pere de Rodes (Spain)
Hammerklavier International Piano Series – Barcelona (Spain)
Hammerklavier International Piano Series – Girona (Spain)
Bulthaup Concert Award – Girona (Spain)
Trapani Classica (Italy)

Participation in the Gala Concerts in Barcelona and Girona
(to be held the first week of July 2025)*

Special Prize: Jorquera Piano Awards

Participation in the “Tribute to Claudio Arrau Project”

Mentoring session with Carles & Sofia

E-Diploma

Display in the “Wall of Honor

*Travel and accomodation expenses at contestants’charge.

PIANO FOUR HANDS
PROFESSIONAL / EMERGENT
(2 VICTORY AWARDS)

Carles & Sofia Victory Trophy (exclusive design)

Recording and digital publishing of a CD with KNS Classical 
in July 2025 (See details here)

Participation in the Gala Concerts in Barcelona and Girona
(to be held the first week of July 2025)*

Concert Awards, according to juries’recommendations:
Hammerklavier International Piano Series – Barcelona (Spain)
Hammerklavier International Piano Series – Girona (Spain)
Bulthaup Concert Award – Girona (Spain)
Festival de Música de Besalú (Spain)
Trapani Classica (Italy)

Participation in the “Tribute to Claudio Arrau Project”

Mentoring session with Carles & Sofia

E-Diploma

Display in the “Wall of Honor

*Travel and accomodation expenses at contestants’charge.

GOLD HANDS AWARDS

Participation in the Gala Concerts in Barcelona and Girona
(to be held the first week of July 2025)*

Participation in the “Tribute to Claudio Arrau Project”

E-Diploma

Display in the “Wall of Honor”

Possible other concert opportunities
or other awards, according to juries’ recommendations.

*Travel and accomodation expenses at contestants’charge.

SILVER HANDS / BRONZE HANDS AWARDS

E-Diploma

Note: Gold, Silver and Bronze Hands awardees will have the possibility
to acquire a trophy.

BEST COMPOSER’S AWARDS

PIANO SOLO
“BEST COMPOSER’S PERFORMANCE AWARDS”
for the following composers:
Bach / Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Chopin / Liszt / Brahms / Schubert / Schumann / Albéniz / Granados / Mompou / Rachmaninov / Prokofiev / Debussy / Ravel / Falla / Best 20-21st century performance

PIANO FOUR HANDS
“BEST COMPOSER’S PERFORMANCE AWARDS”
for the following composers:
Bach / Beethoven / Mozart / Brahms / Schubert / Schumann / Rachmaninov / Debussy / Ravel / Falla / Best 20-21st century performance

Contestants will receive a recognition and an E-Diploma on this achievement as well.


JORQUERA PIANOS AWARD

Jorquera Pianos, Spain Steinway & Sons official dealer, is pleased to award a Special Prize: The Jorquera Pianos Award.
One of the winners of the “Carles & Sofia’s Victory Awards” of the Professional Category will be selected for this award,
consisting on a video recording on a well-prepared Steinway & Sons D, at the Espai Jorquera, in Barcelona.


BULTHAUP GIRONA CONCERT AWARD, SPAIN

Nou Espai Bulthaup Girona is pleased to award a Special Prize: Bulthaup Girona Concert Award
One of the winners of the “Carles & Sofia’s Victory Awards” of the Professional and Emergent Categories will be selected for this award, consisting on a
Recital at “My Place”


FESTIVAL DE SANT PERE DE RODES CONCERT AWARD, SPAIN


One of the winners of the “Carles & Sofia’s Victory Awards” of the Professional and Emergent Categories will be selected for this award, consisting on a
Recital at the Festival de Música de Sant Pere de Rodes
www.festivalsantpere.com


HAMMERKLAVIER BARCELONA CONCERT AWARD, SPAIN


One of the winners of the “Carles & Sofia’s Victory Awards” of the Professional and Emergent Categories will be selected for this award, consisting on a
Recital at the Hammerklavier International Piano Series Barcelona
www.hammerklavier.org


HAMMERKLAVIER GIRONA CONCERT AWARD, SPAIN


One of the winners of the “Carles & Sofia’s Victory Awards” of the Professional and Emergent Categories will be selected for this award, consisting on a
Recital at the Hammerklavier International Piano Series Girona
www.hammerklavier.org


TRAPANI CLASSICA CONCERT AWARD, ITALY


One of the winners of the “Carles & Sofia’s Victory Awards” of the Professional and Emergent Categories will be selected for this award, consisting on a
Recital at Trapani Classica Festival (ITALY)

www.trapaniclassica.it


FESTIVAL DE MÚSICA DE BESALÚ CONCERT AWARD, ITALY


One of the winners of the “Carles & Sofia’s Victory Awards” of the Professional and Emergent Categories will be selected for this award, consisting on a
Recital at Festival de Música de Besalú
www.festivalbesalu.com