The next year, in 1999, he won the Busoni Competition, after several years in which the first prize had not been awarded because no competitor's performances had been deemed worthy.
Tahun berikutnya, pada tahun 1999, ia memenangkan Busoni Competition, setelah beberapa tahun di mana hadiah pertamanya belum diberikan karena tidak ada pertunjukan pesaing yang dianggap layak.