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.
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.