• 1992

    Award for lifetime achievement and jazz promotion

  • 1969

    1st Czechoslovak Beat Festival, Prague

    1st place (with The Gentlemen)

  • 1969

    1st Czechoslovak Beat Festival, Prague

    best instrumentalist

  • 1968

    Universiade, České Budějovice (CZ)

    1st place (with the band The Gentlemen)

  • 1967

    Young Performers' Competition, part of the International jazz festival Prague

    2nd place

  • 1967

    Competition of the Jazz festival Salgótarján (HU)

    1st place (I. Nagy, M. Talaj, J. Hajnal, V. Hidvéghy, J. Šošoka)

  • 1963

    Young Creation Contest

    1st prize (with the trio: V. Zapner – T. Platzner – J. Šošoka)

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