-2004 Montreal International Piano Competition - Semifinalist

-2004 Missouri Southern International Piano Competition – Joplin, Missouri –
Honorable mention

-2002 Bösendorfer Competition –
Vienna, Austria – II Prize

-2001 IX International Piano Competition
for young Pianists – San Sebastian,
Spain – III Prize

  Ruzha Semova - Klavier

-1999 International Competition „P.Vladigerov“ – Shoumen, Bulgaria – II Prize and a special prize for best performance of „Prelude and Fuga“ by J.S.Bach

-1995 I National Competition „P.Vladigerov“ – Shoumen, Bulgaria – I Prize and a special prize for the best performance of a work by P.Vladigerov

-1995 I National Competition for German Music – Burgas, Bulgaria – I Prize and a special prize from the Austrian Ambassador in Bulgaria

-1989 „D.Nenov’s musical days“ – Razgrad, Bulgaria – I Prize

-1988 International Competition „Virtuosi per musica di pianoforte“ – Chechoslovakia – II Prize

-1986 National Competition “S.Obretenov” – Bulgaria – II Prize