The Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition is organized by The Arthur Rubinstein International Music Society under the auspices of the:

and the

In cooperation with

The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
The Tel Aviv Museum of the Art
ArtPro, Artist Management
The Israel Art Channel

With the support of

$50,000 and over

Henri Zimand (Monaco), In memory of his beloved wife Anda, and for the patronage of the Final Stage concert

$20,000 and over

 Mme Heide Wolf Kaufmann (Madrid), Sponsor of the First Prize
Mme Evelyn Tenenbaum (Guatemala), Benefactor of the Rubinstein Society and sponsor of the Competition
     program
Israel National Lottery Council for the Arts, Benefactor of the Rubinstein Society and contributor to the Final Stage
     concert
The Pratt Foundation (Australia), Sponsor of the Sixth Prize, the Prize for the best performance of the Israeli
     Composition, the Encouragement Award to an Israeli Competitor and the Competition web site
The Rich Foundation for Education, Culture and Welfare (Switzerland), Sponsor of the Rubinstein Society and
     promoter of the Competition

$15,000 and over

Kena & Zalman Shoval, Sponsors of the Second Prize: the Moshe and Sara Mayer Prize

$10,000 and over

Marjorie and the late Arnold Ziff (Leeds), Sponsor of the Third Prize: the Arnold and Majorie Ziff Prize
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Contribution for the promotion of the Competition

$5,000 and over

Agis Group
Bank Hapoalim
The Judith Eytan Fund, Sponsor of the Award for the most outstanding Israeli Competitor
Special encouragement grant to 10 competitors at the end of Stage II, in memory of Bela and Dov Vardi

Up to $5000

Shula Barolsky, In memory of her parents, Judith and Yechezkel Berliner
Abraham Ben-Naftali, Adv.
BMW - Israel
El-Al Israel Airlines
Gutwirth Foundation
Habas Group
IEC - Israel Electric Corporation
IHCV - Israel Healthcare Ventures
Isrotel Hotel Chain, Sponsor of the Audience Favorite Prize in Eilat
Dana and Dan Margalit
Rina Menashe, In memory of her sister Maya Kook
Dan Mirkin, Adv.
Peter Gad Naschitz, Adv.
Penny Pincus
The Jehoshua Rabinovich Tel Aviv Foundation for the Arts, Sponsor of the Israeli composition for the 11th
     Competition
Recanti Winery
Linda Romita
Tova and Sammy Segol
Sara and Prof. Michael Sela, Sponsors of the Fourth Prize
Liora and Menachem Sternberg, Sponsors of the Fifth Prize
Tal Aviation
Edith Teomim
Cathy Wallach
Lady Annabelle Weidenfeld, Sponsor of the Best Performer of Chamber Music Prize
Aliza & Prof. Ariel Yaffo
Yediot Ahronoth, Sponsor of the Audience Favorite Prize in Tel Aviv

Thanks and great appreciation to

Askolot School of Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Castel Tickets, Tel Aviv
DNA group for their cooperation in promoting, advertising and recording the Competition
Embassy of France in Israel, French Institute of Tel Aviv
Hilton Hotel (Tel Aviv) for their support in hosting the Jury Members
Isracard Corporation
The Israel Cultural Channel
The Israel Performing Arts Medicine Center
Isrotel Hotel Chain for hosting the Competitors at the Isrotel Tower Hotel in Tel Aviv and for hosting competitors and
    Jury members in Eilat
KeyNote - Program for Music Education and Community Outreach of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Marom Musical Instruments for their help, and for placing pianos in the hotel rooms of the competitors
MSN - Microsoft, Israel
Dr. Itzhak Siev-Ner, Dr. Moshe Harel and Alon Wallis, Dr. Shaul Navon, for volunteering to assist the competitors
     during the Competition
Somekh Chaikin Auditors, for their long lasting support
Steinway & Sons (Germany) for sending pianos to the Competition

Heartfelt personal thanks to

Sara and Prof. Michael Sela
Edith Teomim
The Executive Committee and Members of the Society