April 2014. He conducted many of the world's greatest orchestras, including the Berlin Philharmonic, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, and the London Symphony Orchestra. Honours and awards Hero of Socialist Labour (18 October 1990) — for outstanding contributions to the development of Soviet music, and effective pedagogical activity Order of Merit for the Fatherland; 1st class (13 February 2017) – for outstanding contribution to the development of national culture, long-term fruitful activity 2nd class (22 April 2011) — for outstanding contribution to the development of national musical art, multi-year pedagogical and creative activity 3rd class (31 January 2007) — for outstanding contribution to the development of national musical culture, and many years of creative and educational activities 4th class (26 April 2001) — for great contribution to the development of national musical art Order of the Red Banner of Labour, twice (1967, 1981) Order of Lenin (1990) Order of Cyril and Methodius (Bulgaria, 1972) Officer of the Legion of Honour (France, 2003) Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class (Japan, 2002) Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1959) People's Artist of the RSFSR (1966) People's Artist of the USSR (1976) Lenin Prize (1970) Russian Federation State Prize in Literature and Art in 1995 (27 May 1996) Honorary Member of the Royal Swedish Academy (1975) Honorary Academician of the British Royal Academy of Music (1984) Grand Prix of Le Chant du Monde Diploma of the Académie Charles Cros in Paris (1969) — for the performance of all of Prokofiev's symphonies Honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire (2014) Notes References Yampol'sky, I.M., ed. Stanley Sadie, "Rozhdesvensky, Gennady (Nikolayevich)", The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, First Edition (London: Macmillan, 1980), 20 vols; . External links František Sláma (musician) Archive. More on the history of the Czech Philharmonic between the 1940s and the 1980s: Conductors 1931 births 2018 deaths Musicians from Moscow 20th-century Russian conductors (music) Russian male conductors (music) 20th-century Russian male musicians Soviet conductors (music) Academic staff of Moscow Conservatory Moscow Conservatory alumni State Prize of the Russian Federation laureates Honored Artists of the RSFSR People's Artists of the RSFSR People's Artists of the USSR Heroes of Socialist Labour Lenin Prize winners Recipients of the Order of Lenin Full Cavaliers of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" Recipients of the Order of the