The Prizes

Bach Prizes

1st Prize € 10.000
2nd Prize €  7.500
3rd Prize €   5.000

The prizewinners have the right to use the title »Bach Prizewinners«.
 

Special prizes

Christa Bach-Marschall Foundation prize: Scholarships for a candidate in each discipline for a master class

Genuin Classics prize: CD production with one prizewinner. The decision about the prizewinner will be made by the donator.

Friends of the Bach Archive Association: audience award of € 500 for a finalist in each discipline

Bärenreiter Verlag, Kassel: vouchers for Urtext edition worth € 500 for a finalist in each discipline

Special Prize in the discipline Voice: sponsored by Lisa Larsson

Concert engagements

- concerts during the Leipzig Bachfest 2025 for prizewinners in all disciplines
- concert during the 2025 season at the Leipzig Bach-Museum
- concert during the BachOrganFestival 2025 at St. Thomas Leipzig
- concert during the Bachfest of the Neue  Bachgesellschaft in October/November 2025 in Munich for a prizewinner in the discipline organ
Further concert venues will announce their interest before the Bach Competition.