Awards
People’s Artist of the USSR;
People’s Artist of Russia;
Member of the Council on Culture of the President of the Russian Federation;
Recipient of a State Prize of the USSR;
Recipient of State Prizes of Russia
Recipient of the Sonnings Musikfond Prize;
Recipient of Award-1993, as Best Musical Instrumentalist of the Year;
Recipient of a Grammy Award (2008)
Honorary Member of the London Academy of the Arts;
Honorary Professor of Moscow State University;
Honorary Professor of the Academia Musicale Chigiana (Italy);
Professor of the Moscow Conservatory and Chairman of the Viola Department;
Artistic Director of the Sviatoslav Richter December Nights festival in Moscow, of Elba, Isola Musicale d’Europa festival in Italy, of the Winter Music Festival in Sochi, and of the Yury Bashmet Music Festival in Yaroslavl and Minsk;
Founder, Artistic Director, Conductor and a soloist of the Moscow Soloists Chamber Ensemble;
Artistic Director, Chief Conductor and a soloist of New Russia State Symphony Orchestra;
Founder of the annual Dmitry Shostakovich Prize for achievements in the world of art;
Founder and Chairman of the Jury of the International Violists’ Competition in Moscow;
Creator and host of the television program “Station of Dreams.”
Recipient of the Order “For Services to the Fatherland” (Russia)
Recipient of the Medal of Honor (Russia)
Recipient of the Order of Alexander Nevsky (Russia)
Commander of the Order “For Services to the Italian Republic (Italy)
Officer of Order of Arts and Literature (France)
Officer of the Legion of Honor (France)
Recipient of the Order “For Services to the Fatherland” (Ukraine)
Recipient of the Order of Frantsisk Skorina (Belarus)
Recipient of the Order “For Services to the Fatherland” (Lithuania)
Recipient of the Order of Seraphim Sarovsky (Patriarch Alexei II, Russia)
Recipient of the Order “For Professional Honor, Dignity and Esteemed Business Reputation” (Russian Heraldic Chamber)
In 2010, Yury Bashmet received the memorial medal “Patriot of Russia”