8th MKD 16-25 XI 2007

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)