| 2008 |
| Gramophone Awards | Chamber | Brahms/Schumann: Piano Quintets | London, UK |
| Grand Prix GOLDEN PRAGUE | - | Ballad for Edvard Grieg | Prague, Czech Republic |
| 2007 |
| Årets Peer Gynt | - | - | Vinstra, Norway |
| The Classical BRIT Awards | Instrumentalist of the year | Horizons | London, UK |
| 2006 |
| Aust-Agder Fylkeskommunes Kulturpris | - | Risør Kammermusikkfest | Aust-Agder, Norway |
| The Classical BRIT Awards | Instrumentalist of the year | Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos | London, UK |
| Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik | Orchestermusik und Konzerte | Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos | Germany |
| 2005 |
| Spellemannprisen | Klassisk musikk | Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos | Oslo, Norway |
| レコード・アカデミー大賞銀賞 | 協奏曲部門 | Bartók: Piano Concertos | Tokyo, Japan |
| Sibeliusprisen | - | - | Oslo, Norway |
| Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik | Konzerte | Bartók: Piano Concertos | Germany |
| 2004 |
| Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik | Konzerte | Grieg/Schumann: Piano Concertos | Germany |
| The Gramophone Award | Concerto | Grieg/Schumann: Piano Concertos | London, UK |
| 2003 |
| Spellemannprisen | Klassisk musikk | Grieg/Schumann: Piano Concertos | Oslo, Norway |
| 2002 |
| Spellemannprisen | Klassisk musikk | Schubert: Piano Sonata No.20, D959 | Oslo, Norway |
| Echo Awards | Solistische Einspielung des Jahres | Liszt: Piano Recital | Germany |
| The Gramophone Award | Instrumental | Grieg: Lyric Pieces | London, UK |
| The Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olavs Orden | - | - | Norway |
| 2001 |
| Kulturprisen 2001 | - | - | Karmøy, Norway |
| Premio Internazionale Accademia Musicale Chiqiana | - | - | Italia |
| 2000 |
| Spellemannprisen | Klassisk Musikk | Haydn: Piano Concertos | Oslo, Norway |
| The Gramophone Award | Concerto | Haydn: Piano Concertos | London, UK |
| 1999 |
| Royal Philharmonic Society Music Award | Instrumentalist | - | London, UK |
| Anders Jahres Kulturpris | - | - | Norway |
| 1998 |
| Spellemannprisen | Årets Spellemann | - | Oslo, Norway |
| Choc du Monde de la Musique | - | Brahms:Piano Concerto No.1 | France |
| 1997 |
| Lindeman-prisen | - | - | Norway |
| Gilmore Award | - | - | Michigan, USA |
| Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik | - | Schumann: Piano Sonata | Germany |
| Prix Cæcilia | - | Nielsen: Piano works | Belgium |
| 1993 |
| Spellemannprisen | Kammermusikk | Grieg:Piano Sonata & Lyric Pieces | Oslo, Norway |
| Rolf Gammelengs pris | Klassisk Musikk | - | Norway |
| 1992 |
| Spellemannpirisen | Kammermusikk | Chopin: Piano Sonatas, Mazurkas & Etudes | Oslo, Norway |
| Dorothy B. Chandler Performing Arts Award | - | - | Los Angeles, USA |
| 1991 |
| Spellemannprisen | Orkester-og kormusikk | Grieg:Piano Concerto
Liszt: Piano Concerto No.2 | Oslo, Norway |
| Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik | - | Janácek: Piano works | Germany |
| 1990 |
| Edvard Grieg- prisen | - | - | Bergen, Norway |
| 1988 |
| Levin-prisen | - | - | Bergen, Norway |
| Bang & Olufsen Music Prize | - | - | Norway |
| 1987/88 |
| Den norske Musikkritikerprisen | - | - | Oslo, Norway |
| 1987 |
| Lanseringsstøtte av Rikskonsertene | - | - | Norway |
| Shell Reise-stipend | - | - | Norway |
| Hindemith prize | - | - | Frankfurt, German |