ðə pɹˈaɪz, ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd baɪ ɐ dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃt pˈænəl ʌv dʒˈʌdʒᵻz ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ lˈoːɹɪn mˈɑːzəl, kˈaɪʌŋwˈɑː tʃˈʌŋ, ɡlˈɛn dˈɪktɚɹˌoʊ ænd kɹɪstˈɔf pˈɛndɚɹˌɛki, ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzᵻz hˌɪm æz fˈɜːst ɐmˌʌŋ ðə θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː kəmpˈɛɾɪɾɚz fɹʌm fˈoːɹɾi kˈʌntɹiz ɪnðə kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃən.
The prize, awarded by a distinguished panel of judges including Lorin Maazel, Kyung-Wha Chung, Glenn Dicterow and Krzysztof Penderecki, recognizes him as first among the 362 competitors from 40 countries in the competition.