In addition to the main prizes, participants received special awards from the Competition’s partners:

– Emir Zakaria (Russia) and Charlie Wu (Australia)
Special Prize from the Central Music School – Academy of Performing Arts and Valery Pyasetsky: the release of an audio recording on the CMS Records label across major international streaming platforms in 2027.

– Deni Kokhanovsky (Russia)
Special Prize from the Svetlanov Symphony Orchestra: a performance with the orchestra at the concert hall of the P. I. Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve in Klin in September 2026.

– Andrija Bošković (Croatia)
Audience Award.

– Deni Kokhanovsky (Russia) and Emir Zakaria (Russia)
Special Prize from the Orenburg State Symphony Orchestra and its Artistic Director and Chief Conductor Yuri Tkachenko: a performance with the orchestra during the 2026/27 season at the Grand Concert Hall of the Orenburg Philharmonic.

– Yaroslav Markov (Russia) and the future Grand Prix winner
Special Prize from the Russian Piano School project and its General Producer Tabriz Shahidi: direct entry to the third season of the project without preliminary selection. The project laureates will have the opportunity to make professional studio recordings and will take part in one of six concerts at the Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatory in 2027.