People's Artist of North Ossetia – Alania Honorary citizen of St. Petersburg (2007), Vladikavkaz (2003), Lyon and Toulouse "Conductor of the Year" (1994) awarded by a jury of the international organization International Classical Music Awards UNESCO Artist for Peace (2003) Honorary Doctor of St. Petersburg State University Honorary Professor of Moscow State University (2001) Awards State Prize of the Russian Federation in the field of art and literature in 1993 (7 December 1993) and 1998 (4 June 1999) Prize awarded by the President of the Russian Federation in the field of literature and art in 2001 (30 January 2002) Winner of the country's theatrical prize "Golden Mask" (five times from 1996 to 2000) Winner of the Theatre Award of Saint Petersburg "Gold soffit" (four times; 1997, 1998, 2000 and 2003) Russian opera prize «Casta diva» for the best performance – "Parsifal" (1998) Winner of Tsarskoye Selo Art Prize (1999) Shostakovich Prize (Yuri Bashmet Foundation, 1997) Royal Swedish Academy of Music Polar Music Prize (2005) Herbert von Karajan Prize winner (Baden-Baden, 2006) Laureate of the Foundation of American-Russian Cultural Cooperation (2006) Polar Music Prize (together with Led Zeppelin) (2006) DaCapo KlassiK Award - Conductor of the Year (2014) See also Ballerina (documentary) References External links 21st-century Russian conductors (music) Russian male conductors (music) 21st-century Russian male musicians Soviet conductors (music) Artistic directors (music) Music directors (opera) London Symphony Orchestra principal conductors Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Grand Officers of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Knights of the Order of the Netherlands Lion Commanders of the Order of the Lion of Finland Officiers of the Légion d'honneur Recipients of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class Recipients of the Gold Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis Recipients of the Order of St. Vladimir People's Artists of Russia Recipients of the title of People's Artists of Ukraine State Prize of the Russian Federation laureates Recipients of the Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow Honorary Members of the Royal Academy of Music Saint Petersburg Conservatory alumni Ossetian people 1953 births Living people Conductors of the Metropolitan Opera Herbert von Karajan Music Prize winners Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class