AWARDS 2012: Shortcutz Berlin Award 2011 in the category “Best Original Music” 2007: Invitation to participate in the "2007 ASCAP Television & Film Scoring Workshop" in Los Angeles 2005: Competition for composers BV Baden-Württemberg, special award 2005: 3rd prize competition for composers BV Baden-Württemberg 2001: 1st prize BDBV competition for composers for the "Fantasy for Trumpet and Wind Orchestra"; World premiered with the Rundfunkblasorchester Leipzig on the Bundesmusikfest 2001 in Friedrichshafen, Germany 1999: 1st Prize competition for composers KVV Hildesheim 1994: 1st prize Landeswettbewerb "Jugend musiziert" (brass ensemble)