6th MKD 28 XI - 12 XII 1999

1st award (PLN 35 thousand and the Gold Medal) – Massimiliano Caldi (Italy)

2nd award (PLN 28 thousand and the Silver Medal) – Tomáš Hanus (Chech Republic)

3rd award  (PLN 18 thousand each and the Bronze Medal) – ex aequo:  Stephen Ellery (United Kingdom)  and Charles Olivieri-Munroe (Canada)

Distinctions (PLN 9.5 thousand each) – ex aequo: Tao Lin (China) and Michał Nesterowicz (Poland)

The medals designed by a recognized Silesian sculptor and medallist, Zygmunt Brachmański, were made in the Katowice-based workshop of Andrzej Gajda.

The Jury also granted or gratefully approved  additional awards:

Award of the marshal of the Silesian province, dr Jan Olbrycht (PLN 10 thousand) for the best rendition of a Polish oeuvre  – Hans Laureyn (Belgia) for his rendition of ‘The Fairy Tale’ by S. Moniuszko.

Award of the mayor of Katowice, Piotr Uszok (PLN 4 thousand) for the best contestant from Katowice  – Szymon Bywalec (Poland).

Award of the Katowice Radio (PLN 5 thousand) for the best rendition of a Polish contemporary oeuvre  – Stephen Ellery for his rendition of the 1st Symphony by A. Dziadek.

Award of the Rotary Club International (PLN 4 thousand) for the youngest finalist – Michał Nesterowicz.

Award of Zofia and Antoni Wit (PLN 4 thousand) for the best Polish contestant who did not qualify to the final– Szymon Bywalec.

Award of the Crescendum est Polonia Foundation (grant for the amount of USD 10 thousand) for a Polish finalist  – Michał Nesterowicz.

Awards of the Polish Music Publishing House - Tao Lin (a set of scores of music by Polish composers) and Stephen Ellery (a set of books).

Award of the Symphony Orchestra of the Silesian Philharmonic  – Massimiliano Caldi.

Award of students of the State General School of Music in Katowice  Master of the Baton – Stephen Ellery. 

Award of the Polish Radio (concert with the Polish Radio Orchestra in Warsaw broadcast on air) – Massimiliano Caldi.

Awards of the National Symphony Orchestra of the Polish Radio in Katowice: for the best conductor – holder of a passport from a country from outside Europe (archival recording of Polish music) – Charles Olivieri-Munroe, for the best Polish conductor (symphony matinee with a comment) – Michał Nesterowicz.

Awards – invitations to concerts:

Philharmonics in Łódź and Zabrze-  Tomáš Hanus

Philharmonics in Cracow, Katowice, and the Silesian Chamber Orchestra in Katowice – Massimiliano Caldi

Philharmonic in Lublin – Stephen Ellery

Philharmonic in Białystok – Charles Olivieri-Munroe

Philharmonic in Opole – Tao Lin