International Piano Competition "Concours Reine Elisabeth", Brussels, June 2003, (1st Prize)

International Piano Competition "José Iturbi", Valencia, Sep. 2002,
(2nd Prize ex-aequo and Contemporary Spanish Music Prize)

Leeds International Pianoforte Competition (UK), Sep. 2000,
(3rd Prize and Contemporary Music Prize)

International Music Competition ARD, Munich, Sep. 1999
(2nd Prize ex-aequo)

International Piano Competition Ferruccio Busoni, Bozen, Sep. 1998
(Youngest Winner)

Artur Schnabel - Competition, Berlin, June 1998, (1st Prize)

International Competition for Young Pianists, Ettlingen, Germany, 1996
(2nd Prize)

"Jugend musiziert", 1992 - 1996
(several 1st Prizes and Special Prizes for the Best Interpretation of Contemporary Music)

Grotrian-Steinweg Competition, Germany, 1995, (1st Prize)

Incontro Internazionale Giovani Pianisti,
Senigallia, Italy, 1991, (1st Prize)

Steinway Competition, Hamburg, 1990, (1st Prize)

International Chopin Competition, Göttingen, 1990
(3rd Prize)

Awards

"Echo Klassik" - Award, Dortmund, Oct. 2003

"Europäischer Förderpreis" of "European Foundation for Culture", Berlin, Mai 2002

Scholarship Holder of "Mozartgesellschaft, Dortmund", 2000

Prizewinner of "Brüder-Busch-Gesellschaft", 1999

Scholarship Holder of "Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes", 1996

Scholarship Holder of "Jürgen Ponto-Stiftung" 1993/94 und 1994/95

"Ibach-Prize"-Winner 1992, Düsseldorf

Scholarship Prize of "Trude Fischer Stiftung",
Düsseldorf, 1991