« Music is a true bridge between human beings.
My cultural mission is to bear
a musical message for better relations
between individuals and nations »
Henryk Szeryng
| Austria | 1971 Mozart Medal Vienna |
| Belgium | 1976 Officer of the Crown |
| Finland | 1965 Order of the "Red Lion" |
| France |
1963 Officer of the Order of Cultural and Artistic Merit
1963 Officer of the Order "Arts et Lettres" 1966 Commander of the Order of Cultural and Artistic Merit 1971 Chevalier of the Legion of Honour 1975 Commander of the Order "Arts et Lettres" 1978 Commander of the Order "Mérite et Dévouement Français" 1983 Officer of the Legion of Honour |
| Italy | 1974 Commander of the Order of Cultural Merit |
| Mexico | 1979 Cultural Merit Award "Premio Elias Sourasky" |
| Monaco | 1985 Commander of the Order of Saint-Charles |
| Poland |
1956 Chevalier of the Order of the Renaissance of Poland
No date: Officer of the Order of "Polonia Restituta" 1970 Cultural Merit Award 1987 Gold Merit Award |
| Portugal | 1975 Commander of the Order of Public Education |
| Rumania | 1935 Officer of the Order of Cultural Merit |
| Spain | 1971 Commander of the Order "Alfonso X El Sabio" |
| Yugoslavia | 1977 Order of the Yugoslav Flag with Gold Cross |
| Australia | 1964 Nicest Listener Award |
| Belgium |
1967 Merit Award of the Eugene Ysaye Foundation
1984 Gold Merit Medal of the Alex de Vries Foundation |
| France |
1962 Silver Medal of the City of Paris
1971 Croix Vermeil of the French Red Cross 1980 Croix Vermeil of the City of Paris 1986 Silver medal of the City of Saint-Étienne |
| Israel |
1961 Medal of Gratitude of the Soldiers of Southern Command
1972 Certificate of Gratitude the Association for Welfare of Soldiers in Israel 1972 Medal of Gratitude of the City of Jerusalem 1975 Medal of Gratitude of the Association for Welfare of Soldiers in Israel 1977 Medal of Gratitude of the Association for Welfare of Soldiers in Israel 1979 Certificate of Gratitude of the Association for Welfare of Soldiers in Israel 1981 Medal of Gratitude of the Association for Welfare of Soldiers in Israel 1982 Medal of Gratitude of the Association for Welfare of Soldiers in Israel 1982 Certificate of Honour for a significant contribution to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem 1982 Medal of recognition for the contribution to the Huberman Festival, Tel Aviv 1983 Jerusalem Medal for Benefactors of Jerusalem 1983 Certificate of Honour for a significant contribution to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem 1983 Medal of Gratitude of the Israel Cancer Association |
| Italy |
1985 Medal of Gratitude of the City of Milano
1985 Gold Medal of the "Serate Musicali Milano" |
| Mexico |
1945 Medal of Gratitude of the Orquesta Sinfónica de Xalapa
1945 Merit Award of the Mexican Ministry of Public Education 1947 Medal of Gratitude of the "Hospital del Niño" 1966 Gold Medal of the "Estados Unidos de México" 1969 Gold Medal of "Conciertos Daniel" 1971 "Premio Agustín Arroyo", 1969-1970 1971 Gold Merit Award of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Secretary of State Emilio O. Rabasa 1973 Gold Merit Award of the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y de Literatura 1975 Gold Merit Award of the Mexican Musical Youth 1975 Medal of Gratitude of the Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de México 1977 Silver Medal "Aguila de Tlatelelco" of the Department for Foreign Affairs, Secretary of State Santiago Roel 1977 Medal of Gratitude of the Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de México 1977 Gold Medal of the Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de México 1977 Silver Medal of Gratitude "Quetzalcoatl" of the Federal District of Mexico 1982 Silver Medal of Gratitude Luís de la Hidalga y Sonia Amelio 1983 Merit Award of the President of the United States of Mexico 1983 Medal of Gratitude "Pueblo y Gobierno del Estado de México" 1984 "Lira de Oro" from the Musicians' Union 1985 Mozart Medal 1987 Medal of Gratitude of the Governor of the State of Guanajato, Rafael Corrales Ayala No date: Medal "Testimonio de Gratitud del Pueblo de México" |
| Monaco | 1972 Medal of Gratitude of the Monaco Red Cross |
| Poland |
1945 Medal "Legionarios de America" Merit Award of the President of the Polish Republic in exile 1981 Keys of the City of Poznan 1985 Medal of Gratitude "Henryk Wieniawski 1835-1985" |
| Spain |
1967 Medal of Gratitude of the Orquesta Sinfónica R.T.V. Española
1970 "Dotación de Arte Castellblanch", Barcelona 1972 Gold Merit Medal UNICEF, Madrid 1972 Gold Medal of the Orquesta Sinfónica de Bilbao |
| Switzerland | 1965 Gold Medal of Gratitude of the "20e Septembre Musical de Montreux" |
| U.S.A. |
1967 Medal of Gratitude of the "Robin Hood Dell Guild"
1968 Medal of Gratitude of the Pablo Casals Festival Puerto Rico 1970 Welcome Certificate - City of Philadelphia 1973 Keys of Kansas City 1974 Special Commendation - County of Los Angeles Welcome Certificate - City of Los Angeles 1980 Medal of Gratitude of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society New York 1982 Medal of Gratitude of the Polish Arts and Cultural Foundation, San Francisco Medal of Gratitude of the City of Indianapolis 1983 Special Commendation - City of New York Special Commendation - County of Los Angeles 1985 Keys of the City of San Diego Special Commendation - City of San Diego Keys of the City of Indianapolis 1986 Gold Medal of Gratitude of the International Violin Competition Indianapolis 1987 Arturo Toscanini Music Critics Award, New York 1989 Posthumous: International Artists Award - American String Teachers Association |
| Venezuela | 1986 Merit Award of "Sinfónica de la Juventud Venezolana - Simon Bolívar" |
| Yugoslavia | 1977 Gold Merit Award of the City of Skopje |
| Austria |
1970 Honorary Member of the "Jeunesses Musicales, Salzburg
1974 Honorary Member of the "Mozartgemeinde Wien" 1975 Senator of the Austrian "Jeunesses Musicales" |
| France |
1969 Honorary Member of the "Amicale Culturelle de l'Amérique Latine", Paris
1978 Honorary Citizen of the City of Prades 1979 Honorary Member of the "Association pour le 150e Anniversaire de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire", Paris 1982 Chevalier du Tastevin, Château du Clos de Vougeot |
| Germany |
1962 Honorary Member of the "Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Baden-Baden"
1985 Honorary Member of the "Robert Schumann Gesellschaft Düsseldorf" 1986 Member of the Board of Trustees of the "Stiftung Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart" Honorary Member of the "Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim" |
| Israel |
1972 Honorary Advisor for Cultural Activities - Association for Welfare of Soldiers in Israel 1975 Honorary President of the Music Conservatory SHOR in Holon 1977 Honorary Member of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra 1988 Honorary Fellow of the Israel Cancer Association |
| Italy |
No date:
Member of the "Accademia di Santa Cecilia Roma" 1981 Honorary Member of the "Gli Amici della Musica Lina Pagliughi", Savignano s. Rubicone |
| Japan | 1981 Professor honoris causa, Osaka College of Music |
| Mexico |
1968 Member of the "Sociedad de Autores y Compositores de Música"
1974 Honorary Citizen of the City of Puerto Vallarta 1975 Honorary Citizen of the City of San Luís Potosí 1983 Honorary Member of the Instituto Cultural Domecq, Mexico D.F. |
| Poland |
No date:
Member of the Board of the Association of Polish Musicians Abroad, London 1959 Honorary Member of the Association of Polish Musicians, Warsaw 1980 Honorary Member of the Karol Szymanowski Society, Zakopane 1981 Honorary Citizen of the City of Poznan |
| Spain |
1949 Honorary Member of the Orquesta de Bilbao
1967 Honorary Member of the "Asosiación Cultura Musical" , Barcelona 1973 Honorary Citizen of the City of Alicante Honorary Member of the "Sociedad de Conciertos de Alicante" |
| Switzerland | 1975 Honorary Artist of the Festival de Montreux |
| U.K. |
1969 Honorary Member of the Royal Academy of Music, London
1971 Honorary President of the Edinburgh Chopin Circle |
| U.S.A. |
1965 Honorary citizen of the "Confederate States of America, City of Richmond"
1970 Doctor of Music honoris causa of the Philadelphia Musical Academy 1973 Doctor of Fine Arts honoris causa of the Western Michigan University 1980 Distinguished visitor - City of Miami Member of the Artistic Advisory Panel of the University of Michigan School of Music, Ann Arbor 1980/81 Mischa Elman Chair of Violin Playing - Manhattan School of Music 1982 "Humaniorum Litterarum Doctorem Honoris Causa", Georgetown University 1982 Member of the Advisory Board of the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music 1983 Honorary Citizen of the State of Maryland Honorary Citizen of the City of Baltimore 1984 Honorary Member of the "Y 92nd" benefit committee Member of the Advisory Board of the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music 1985 Honorary Director of the "Ignacy Paderewski Society", San Diego 1986 Chieftain of "Sagamore of the Wabash" State of Indiana |
| 1955 |
J.S. Bach: Solo Sonatas and Partitas
(Odéon) |
| 1957 |
Serge Prokofiev: Violin Concerto n° 2 in G Opus 63
(Odéon) |
| 1961 |
Johannes Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Opus 77
London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux (RCA) |
| 1967 |
W.A. Mozart: Violin Concertos K 219 and K 271A
New Philharmonia Orchestra, London, Sir Alexander Gibson (Philips/Universal) |
| 1969 |
J.S. Bach: Solo Sonatas and Partitas
(Deutsche Grammophon) |
| 1971 |
W.A. Mozart: Complete Edition of the Violin Concertos
New Philharmonia Orchestra, London, Sir Alexander Gibson (Philips/Universal) |
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Alban Berg / Jean Martinon: Violin Concertos
Bayerisches Rundfunkorchester, Rafael Kubelik (Deutsche Grammophon) |
| 1974 |
Johannes Brahms: The Three Trios
Robert Schumann: Piano Trio n°1 in D minor Arthur Rubinstein, piano Pierre Fournier, cello "Best Chamber Music Performance" (RCA) |
| 1975 |
Franz Schubert: Piano Trios
Arthur Rubinstein, piano Pierre Fournier, cello "Best Chamber Music Performance" (RCA) |
| 1971 |
W.A. Mozart: Complete Edition of the Violin Concertos
New Philharmonia Orchestra, London, Sir Alexander Gibson (Philips/Universal) |
| 1969 |
J.S. Bach: Solo Sonatas and Partitas
"Best classical performance" (Deutsche Grammophon) |
| 1971 |
Alban Berg / Jean Martinon: Violin Concertos
Bayerisches Rundfunkorchester, Rafael Kubelik "Best classical performance" (Deutsche Grammophon) |
| 1974 |
Johannes Brahms: The Three Trios
Arthur Rubinstein, piano Pierre Fournier, cello "Best chamber music performance" (RCA) |
| 1975 |
Franz Schubert: Piano Trios
Arthur Rubinstein, piano Pierre Fournier, cello "Best chamber music performance" (RCA) |
| 1972 |
Niccolò Paganini: Violin Concerto n°3
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Alexander Gibson (Philips/Universal) |
| 1981 |
J.S. Bach: The Three Violin Concertos
Academy of St.Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner (Philips Nippon Phonogram) |