| 2019 | Participated with outstanding success in the state preliminary round in Metzingen and, with 24 points, qualified to represent Baden-Württemberg at the national finals of the German Orchestra Competition 2020 in Bonn. The event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2016 | Second prize at the German Final Federal Contest for Orchestras in Ulm |
| 2012 | Second prize at the German Final Federal Contest for Orchestras in Hildesheim |
| 2008 | First prize at the German Final Federal Contest for Orchestras in Wuppertal |
| 2005 | First prize in the highest category at the World Youth Music Festival in Zurich / Switzerland |
| 2004 | Third prize at the German Final Federal Contest for Orchestras in Osnabrück |
| 2000 | First prize in the highest category at Baden-Württemberg Youth Wind Orchestra Day in Biberach/Riss |
| 1999 | First prize in the highest category at the International Eisstedfod in Stellenbosch / South Africa |
| 1996 | Special prize awarded by the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Land Music Council at the International Contest for Youth Wind Orchestras in Rostock |
| 1996 | First prize in the highest category of the musical contest for youth wind orchestras in Saxony “Landesmusikfest der Bläserjugend Sachsen” |
| 1992 | First prize at Göteborg Music Festival in Sweden |
| 1990 | First prize at Göteborg Music Festival in Sweden |
| 1987 | First prize at Hamar International Music Festival for Wind Bands in Norway |
| 1985 | First prize at the World Youth Music Festival in Zurich |
