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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