2nd MKD 3-11 XII 1983

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).