Esa-Pekka Salonen

Polar Music Prize

Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Finnish Music Hall of Fame

Commander First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland

Echo Klassik – Conductor of the Year

Grawemeyer Awards

Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition

honorary doctor of the Royal College of Music

Officer of Arts and Letters

Royal Philharmonic Society Award (Conductor)

Litteris et Artibus

Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland

Sibelius Medal