Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Léonie Sonning Music Prize
Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal
Hijo Predilecto de Andalucía
honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense
honorary doctorate of the University of Cadiz
honorary doctorate of the University of Santiago de Compostela
honorary doctorate of the University of Granada
Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts (Spain)
Ernst von Siemens Music Prize
Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Beneficence
Medal of Work Merit (Spain)
Medal of Work Merit (Spain)
Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise