1st award – Gold Baton and EUR 10,000 gross – founded by the minister of culture and national heritage – Eugene Tzigane (USA)
2nd award – Silver Baton and EUR 8,000 gross – founded by the marshal of the Province of Silesia - Lin Chen (China)
3rd award – Bronze Baton and EUR 5,000 gross – founded by the mayor of Katowice – Sean Newhouse (USA)
1st distinction EUR 4,000 gross – Shizuo Kuwahara (USA)
2nd distinction EUR 3,000 gross – Ghun Kim (USA)
3rd distinction EUR 2,000 gross – Dainius Povilionis (Lithuania)
Additionally founded awards
The following institutions invited the laureates to their concerts:
Podlasie Philharmonic
The Fryderyk Chopin Baltic Philharmonic
Koszalin Philharmonic
Kraków Philharmonic
Pomeranian Philharmonic
Zielona Góra Philharmonic
Poznań Philharmonic
Philharmonic in Lublin
Częstochowa Philharmonic
Philharmonic in Würzburg
Lower Silesian Philharmonic
Orquesta Sinfonica de Chile
The Witold Rowecki Award in the amount of EUR 2500 founded by Maria Magdalena Krzysztofowicz-Pospiech and Włodzimierz Pospiech for the best rendition of an oeuvre by a Polish composer, irrespective of the stage reached by the contestant – Dainius Povilinis, Lithuania, for his rendition of Eternal Songs by Mieczysław Karłowicz.
Award of the Bieruń-Lędziny County Administrator for the Polish laureate of the competition, in the amount of PLN 3000 – Marzena Diakun (Poland)
Award of the Orchestra of the Silesian Philharmonic – Shizuo Kuwahara (USA)
Award of PWM for the best interpretation of an oeuvre by a Polish composer – set of scores of Polish music for one of the laureates indicated by the jury – Lin Chen (China) for her rendition of the Symphony No. 2 by Karol Szymanowski
Award of the Association of Friends of the Silesian Philharmonic in the amount of PLN 4000 – Shizuo Kuwahara USA
Award of TVP in the amount of PLN 5000 – Maja Metelska (Poland)
Award founded by STOART in the amount of PLN 5000 – Marzena Diakun (Poland)
Award founded by ZAIKS in the amount of PLN 5000 for the best conductor playing a Polish piece of music – Shizuo Kuwahara (USA) for his rendition of Symphony No. 2 ‘Christmas Symphony’ by Krzysztof Penderecki
Award founded by Porcelana Śląska – coffee sets for 12 persons – Eugene Tzigane (USA) and Lin Chen (China)
Medal of the Association of Polish Artists Musicians – Eugene Tzigane (USA)
Young Baton Master – award of students of the K. Szymanowski State General School of Music of the 2nd Degree in Katowice – Eugene Tzigane (USA) and Shizuo Kuwahara (USA)