Achievements 1995: Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class 1996: Honour "Victoire" for his work on the Opéra du Rhin and at the Strasbourg Philharmonic 1997: Knight of the Legion of Honour for his musical activities in France Prix d"Honneur at the Fondation Alsace Mozart Prize of the Goethe Foundation in Basel Grand Prix du Disque for his many recordings in France.