1st Prize in the nation-wide competition Concerts of Young Artists, Hannover, Germany
1st Prize in the competition Concours International de Jeunes Chefs D`Orchestre, Besancon / France
Eleanor R. Crane Memorial Conducting Prize
International Berkshire Music Festival Tanglewood / Mass. USA
Koussevitzky Conducting Prize
1st Prize and Gold Medal in the Dimitri Mitropoulos Music Competition Award, New York
Gold Medal from the Mitropoulos Music Competition Award