Honors
- Sonning Award (1971; Denmark)
- On April 1, 1976, Arthur Rubinstein was presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Gerald Ford.
- In 1977, he was made an honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE).
- Grand Officier of the Legion of Honour.
- Kennedy Center Honors (1978)
- Officer's Cross (Krzyż Oficerski) of the Order of Polonia Restituta.
- Commendatore of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.
- Member of the Order of Alfonso X the Wise.
- Officier of the Order of Leopold of Belgium.
- Voted into Gramophone's Hall of Fame in 2012.
Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance:
- Pierre Fournier, Arthur Rubinstein & Henryk Szeryng for Schubert: Trios Nos. 1 in B-flat, Op. 99 and 2 in E-flat, Op. 100 (Piano Trios) (Grammy Awards of 1976)
- Pierre Fournier, Arthur Rubinstein & Henryk Szeryng for Brahms: Trios (Complete)/Schumann: Trio No. 1 in D Minor (Grammy Awards of 1975)
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra):
- Arthur Rubinstein for 'Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-flat/Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 12 (Grammy Awards of 1978)
- Arthur Rubinstein for Beethoven: Sonatas No. 21 in C (Waldstein) and No. 18 in E-flat (Grammy Awards of 1960)
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (1994)
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