Ulf Schneider was awarded First Prize at the Violin Competition of the University of the Arts in Berlin, and is also laureate of the “Kunstpreis” awarded by the city of Kassel, Germany.
With the Trio Jean Paul he won First Prizes at the international chamber music competitions in Osaka and Melbourne as well as at the Deutsche Musikwettbewerb in Bonn. Furthermore, the trio was honored with various special awards and was invited for several concert tours through Japan, Australia and the US / Canada.