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1992
Award for lifetime achievement and jazz promotion
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1969
1st Czechoslovak Beat Festival, Prague
1st place (with The Gentlemen)
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1969
1st Czechoslovak Beat Festival, Prague
best instrumentalist
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1968
Universiade, České Budějovice (CZ)
1st place (with the band The Gentlemen)
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1967
Young Performers' Competition, part of the International jazz festival Prague
2nd place
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1967
Competition of the Jazz festival Salgótarján (HU)
1st place (I. Nagy, M. Talaj, J. Hajnal, V. Hidvéghy, J. Šošoka)
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1963
Young Creation Contest
1st prize (with the trio: V. Zapner – T. Platzner – J. Šošoka)