Audience Prize
This prize aims to recognize outstanding performers, regardless of category. One pianist and violinist from across all categories, who have progressed to the Finals, will be awarded the Audience Prize. Winners will be determined by public voting, and each winner will receive a cash prize of $800.
The winner will be announced during the Prize Presentation Ceremony on 30 November 2025. The Prize Presentation Ceremony will also be livestreamed on the SSO YouTube page.
Voting Timelines
Voting will commence once participants for all the Final round of the instrument category have been announced.
Voting Periods:
Piano Finalists: 24 November 2025, 2pm – 30 November 2025, 4:30pm (SGT)
Violin Finalists: 26 November 2025, 8pm – 30 November 2025, 4:30pm (SGT)
Voting will close after the last Artist Final round on 30 November 2025. You may vote anytime within these windows.
Voting Mechanics
- The voting link will be posted on our website.
- Voting must be completed using the provided link.
- Submissions by other means, including write-in or call-in votes, will not be accepted.
Voting is open to both local and international voters. Do note that the voting times are indicated in accordance with the local time zone, GMT+8.
People who are ineligible to vote:
- All competitors who are being considered for the prize
- All adjudicators for this edition of the competition
- All involved staff of the Singapore Symphony Group
- Each vote is registered via email address.
- Voters will need a valid email address to receive a verification code during the online voting process.
- To ensure fairness, voters will only be able to vote once for either instrument category.
- Once a vote has been submitted, it is considered final. No amendments will be allowed. If multiple submissions are received by the same name and/or email address, only the first attempt will be considered.
- Voters will receive an auto-generated email confirming the submission of their vote. The Singapore Symphony Group will not provide any further confirmation of a vote.
The winner of the public vote will be determined by the number of qualified votes received and counted by the NPVC organising team.
Disclaimers
Once announced, the results are deemed final and shall not be open for appeal or reconsideration.
The Singapore Symphony Group reserves the right to disqualify any vote from voters who are deemed to have voted inappropriately or gone against our guidelines and rules.