The Patronโs Prize: A Music Festival in France

The Patronโs Prize highlights both Euroasiaโs standing as a premier competition platform in the country, as well as the heart of its mission: to establish connections between our country and the cultural heritage of Europe. The Prize, offered at the Young Artiste Category only, provides a scholarship to attend a music festival in France in summer 2025. It covers both flights as well as the academy fees, with accommodation and other costs left to the participant.
The Patron’s Prize is offered at the Malaysian Piano Competition in 2024.
With special thanks to the Embassy of France in Malaysia for the generous sponsorship of the return airfare.
Click HERE to read more about the festival experiences from past Patron Prize Winners!
The Siam Sinfonietta Concerto Prize
This prestigious award offers exceptional young musicians the invaluable opportunity to perform as a soloist with the renowned Siam Sinfonietta in their upcoming 2025 season. Winners will be selected by Thailand National Artist Maestro Somtow Sucharitkul, founder and director of the Sinfonietta. This prize is not only a remarkable platform to showcase solo talent but also a rare stepping stone toward a professional career in classical music, with the chance to perform alongside one of Asiaโs most celebrated youth orchestras.
Read more about the Siam Sinfonietta by clicking HERE.
Scholarship from Malaysian Institute of Arts (MIA)*
The scholarship will be awarded to One Top Outstanding Winner from any Category of either the Malaysian Piano Competition or the Euroasia Strings Competition.
*Click HERE to read more about the Terms & Conditions.
Sunway University Scholarship, Music Performance Programme*
The scholarship will be awarded to One Top Outstanding Winner from any Category of either the Malaysian Piano Competition or the Euroasia Strings Competition.
*Click HERE to read more about the Terms & Conditions.
The Khusus Prize
Inaugurated in 2021, ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ is awarded to the highest scoring participant from Negeri Sembilan* from each of the Euroasia organised competitions. All participants from Negeri Sembilan are automatically considered for the prize. The winners will be entitled to one (1) free Masterclass with a member of the masterclass panel from the respective competition.
*๐ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ฑ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ช๐ด ๐ฆ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ญ๐บ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ช๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช ๐๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ.
The Yap and Suzie Memorial Prize
Established in 2021, in memory of the late Yap Siong Cheng and Suzie Yap, ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฝ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ถ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ celebrates and pays tribute to Yap and Suzieโs lasting contributions to the development of arts in Johor. Their pioneering work as founders and organisers of the JB Arts Festival, JB Jazz Fest, JB Classical Music Festival, JB Film Festival, and many other ground-breaking projects was fuelled by their boundless love for the arts, and they were particularly passionate about encouraging young people to take part in artistic endeavours and experiences as part of their personal growth.
The Yap and Suzie Memorial Prize is awarded to the most outstanding Johorean* from each of the Euroasia organised Competitions. All participants from Johor are automatically considered for the prize. The winners will be entitled to one (1) free Masterclass with a member of the masterclass panel from the respective competitions.
*๐ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ฑ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ช๐ด ๐ฆ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ญ๐บ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ช๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ฐ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ณ.
Masterclass Prizes
A Masterclass Prize will be awarded to the first, second and third prize winners from the Young Artiste, Young Artiste Junior and Open Categories.
This prize entitles the winner to one (1) free masterclass with a member of the Masterclass Panel of their choice. In the event that a joint prize is awarded, both winners will receive the prize.
For the list of panel members, please click HERE.
Euroasia Sinfonia Scholarship
This is an elective prize awarded at the juryโs discretion. The Euroasia Sinfonia Scholarships provide the winner an opportunity to be a part of a vibrant community of musicians. Winners will learn from Malaysiaโs most celebrated and reputed names in music, and work with other brilliant, like-minded young musicians to develop their skills, foster their creativity, build friendships and networks, and unlock their full musical potential as a solo and orchestral player. The scholarship covers the Sinfoniaโs term fees for three consecutive terms (2024-2025).
Terms and Conditions:
The scholarship is offered to selected prize winner(s) from the Euroasia Strings Competition upon full settlement of the registration and term fees. The term fees will be refunded at the end of the scholarship period, subject to at least 80% attendance and satisfactory performance as stipulated in the Euroasia Sinfonia Handbook.
Most Promising Violinist
This prize may be awarded to TWO outstanding violinists deemed exceptional: one below age 12, and another age 13 and above. The winners should show not only technical mastery but artistic merit, with an understanding of the composition and clear musical ideas communicated effectively to the audience.
The award provides the winner with a Pedi ProLite P100 Violin Case (Retail value: RM1,690).
*๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ด & ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ญ๐บ.
Elite Performance Prizes
This is an elective prize awarded at the juryโs discretion. This can be awarded for up to one exceptional performer per age group, who shows not only control of one’s instrument, but an understanding of the role of the performer in connecting to the audience. This award provides the winner with a Pedi “Elegante” Titanium Alloy Shoulder Rest (Retail value: RM338) OR the Pedi Magic Dehumidifier (Retail value: RM299).
*๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ด & ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ญ๐บ.
Gift Vouchers Sponsored by Deciso
First, Second and Third Prize winners in ALL categories will receive cash vouchers worth RM2000, RM1000 and RM800 respectively to be used for purchases made at Deciso*.
*๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ด & ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ญ๐บ.