1st award PLN 150,000 – and the gold medal – Chikara Imamura (Japan)
2nd award PLN 100,000 – and the silver medal – Anton Zapf (Federal Republic of Germany)
3rd award PLN 50,000 – and the bronze medal – Andreas Weiss (Federal Republic of Germany)
distinctions PLN 35,000 each:
Richard Fletcher (USA) – 1st distinction
Zbigniew Graca (Poland) - 2nd distinction
Ruben Silva (Bolivia) – 3rd distinction
Special awards
Award of the minister of culture and arts for the best Polish finalist – scholarship abroad – Zbigniew Graca
Award of the governor of the Katowice Province for the best rendition of a Polish oeuvre – PLN 50,000 – Richard Fletcher (USA)
Award of the mayor of Katowice (print) for the best Polish contestant – Zbigniew Graca
Award of the Main Executive Board of the Association of Polish Composers for the youngest finalist in the Competition – set of scores and albums with all works by Karol Szymanowski – Ruben Silva (Bolivia)
Award of Robert Satanowski, president of the Association of Polish Artists Musicians, for the best orchestra accompaniment – Chikara Imamura
Award of the Grand Symphony Orchestra of the Polish Radio and Television in Katowice (archival recordings) – Andreas Weiss
Awards of the Symphony Orchestra of the Silesian Philharmonic – Andreas Weiss (cup) and Glenn Mossop (Canada) (painting).