Prizes

1957 – Helikon Prize

1962 – Chopin Prize /Poland/

197o – Composer Award / Hungaroton, Hungarian Rec.Comp./

1978 – Béla BALÁZS Prize /film-prize of the Hung.Gvmnt./

1981 – Artist Prize / Hungarian Radio/

199o – Ferenc ERKEL Prize / composer-prize of the Hung.Gvmnt./

1993 – Emerton Prize / for the best jazz artist and composer of the year/

1996 – Genius Prize /for world patent DMA/

1996 – Lyra Prize /musician’s prize/

1999 – Little Cross of Hungarian Republic

2ooo- Emerton Prize /composer of the year/

2oo2 – Artisjus Prize / for life’s music avtivity/

2oo2 – Gábor Szabó Prize / Hung.Jazz Association – for life’s jazz production/