Winner of Tonkünstlerwettbewerb Baden-Württemberg 1st prize Grotrian-Steinweg-Competition, Braunschweig 1st prize Steinway-Competition, Hamburg Karel-Kunc-Chambermusic-Award, Bad Dürkheim 2nd prize Int. Comp. Senigallia/Italy 2nd prize Int. Comp. Marsala/Italy Prizewinner Int. Comp. Ettlingen/Germany 1st prize Int. Comp."Artur Schnabel", Berlin Finalistprize Int. Comp. Santander/Spain 1st prize piano in concert, Berlin 2nd prize Int. Mendelssohn-Comp., Hamburg Special Award of the Schumannhaus, Bonn Grand Prix German Music Competition, Bonn 1st prize Queen Elisabeth Competition of Belgium, Brussels Scholarship by the German People Foundation, Bonn Young Artists Concerts Scholarship by the German Music Council Scholarship by the Prussian Heritage Foundation, donated by the President of Germany Bunkamura Orchard Hall Award Tokyo/Japan