Riccardo Muti - Honors

Honors

  • Muti is an Honorary Member of the Royal Academy of Music since 1981.
  • Muti was made an honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire KBE in 2000.
  • Muti was awarded a doctorate honoris causa by the Universitat de Barcelona on 13 October 2003.
  • On 4 June 2010, Muti was awarded the title of Commandeur de la Légion d'honneur by French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy.
  • In 2011, Muti was awarded Russia's Order of Friendship.

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