Arvo Pärt has received many awards and decorations, as well as honorary degrees from several universities. Here is a list of the most important accolades he has received throughout his long career.
Awards
- 1962 - Young Composers Forum - 1st Prize, for Our garden (Moscow, USSR)
- 1998 - Culture Award of the Republic of Estonia
- 2000 - Herder Award (Germany)
- 2003 - Classical Brit Award 'Contemporary Music', for Orient & Occident (United Kingdom)
- 2005 - Musical America Award 'Composer of the Year' (United States)
- 2005 - European Church Music Prize (Germany)
- 2007 - Grammy Award 'Best Choral Recording', for Da Pacem (United States)
- 2008 - Léonie Sonning Prize (Denmark)
Decorations
- 1998 - Order of the National Coat of Arms - 2nd class (Estonia)
- 2001 - Ordre des Arts et des Lettres de la République - Commandeur (France)
- 2006 - Order of the National Coat of Arms - 1st class (Estonia)
Honorary Doctorates
- 1990 - Music Academy of Tallinn (Estonia)
- 1996 - University of Sydney (Australia)
- 1998 - University of Tartu (Estonia)
- 2002 - University of Durham (United Kingdom)
- 2003 - Universidad Nacional de San Martin (Argentina)
- 2007 - Faculty of Theology, University of Freiburg (Germany)
Honorary Memberships
- 1991 - Royal Swedish Academy for Music (Stockholm, Sweden)
- 1996 - American Academy of Arts and Letters (New York, United States)
- 2001 - Académie Royale des Sciences, des Letters et des Beaux-Arts (Belgium)
- 2003 - Royal School of Church Music (Salisbury, United Kingdom)
- 2004 - Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Rome, Italy)