Honorary Degrees
- Northwestern University, Doctor of Fine Arts, 1957
- Hebrew Union College, Doctor of Humane Letters, 1958
- Brandeis University, Doctor of Humane Letters, 1958
- Temple University, Doctor of Laws, 1959
- Dartmouth University, Doctor of Humane Letters, 1960
- Ohio State University, Doctor of Humane Letters, 1964
- University of Michigan, Doctor of Music, 1964
- Brown University, Doctor of Music, 1966
- Rockford College, Doctor of Humane Letters, 1966
- Westminster Choir College, Doctor of Humanities, 1966
- Yale University, Doctor of Music, 1966
- Harvard University, Doctor of Music, 1967
- Wesleyan University, Doctor of Fine Arts, 1968
- Tel Aviv University, Doctor of Philosophy, 1973
- University of Warwick, England, Doctor of Humane Letters, 1980
- Butler University, Doctor of Humane Letters, 1976
- Johns Hopkins University, Doctor of Humane Letters, 1980
- Hebrew University, Israel, Doctor of Philosophy, 1981
- Cleveland State University, Doctor of Humane Letters, 1982
- Boston University, Doctor of Humane Letters, 1982
- Pine Manor College, Doctor of Arts, 1987
- Fairfield University, Doctor of Humane Letters, 1989
Foreign Government Decorations
- Austria, Commander's Cross First Class, 1970
- Grand Honor Cross for Science and Art, 1976
- Chile, Order of Merit Bernardo O'Higgins, 1964
- Finland, Order of the Lion, Commander, 1965
France, Legion of Honor, Chevalier, 1968
Legion of Honor, Officier, 1978
Legion of Honor, Commandeur, 1985
- West Germany, Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit, 1987
- Italy, Order of Merit, Cavaliere, 1969
Grand Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, 1988
- Israel, Medals of the Defense Forces, 1957
Plaque from the Defense Forces, 1957
- Mexico, Order of the Aztec Eagle, 1982
Grammy Awards
(National Academy of Recording Arts and Science)
[Note: Nominations, which number over 30, are not listed]
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, Best Classical Orchestral Recording, 1980
- Beethoven: Missa Solemnis, Best Classical Choral Performance, 1961
- Bernstein: Arias and Barcarolles, Best Contemporary Composition, 1990
Bernstein Candide, Best Classical Album, 1992
- Bernstein Conducts for Young People, Best Recording for Children, 1963
- Bernstein: Kaddish, Symphony No. 3, Album of the Year, Classical, 1964
- Bernstein West Side Story, Original Broadway Cast Album, 1957,
- Elected to NARAS Hall of Fame
- Bizet: Carmen, Best Opera Recording, 1973
- Concert of the Century: Album of the Year, Classical, 1977
- Humor in Music: Best Documentary, Spoken Word, 1961
- Ives: Sypmhony No. 2, Central Park in the Dark & The Unanswered
- Question
,
- Best Classical Album, 1991
- Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award, 1985
- Mahler: Symphony No. 3, Best Classical Orchestral Performance, 1990
- Mahler: Symphony No. 8, Classical Album of the Year, 1967
- Best Classical Choral Performance, 1967
- Mahler: Symphony No. 9, Best Classical Album and Best Orchestral
Performance, 1993
- Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf/ Saint-Saens: Carnival of the
Animals,
- Best Recording for Children, 1963
- Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals/Britten: Young Person's Guide to
the Orchestra,
- Best Recording for Children, 1962
- Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5, Best Classical Orchestral Performance,
1980
- Nos. 1 & 7, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Best Orchestral
Performance, 1990
Platinum/Gold & International Record Awards
- Crystal Globe Award (CBS Records), 1986
Bernstein Candide, Academie du Disque Paris, 1992
- Bernstein Candide (video), Grand Prix European, 1991
- Dvorák: Cello Concerto, Record Academy of Tokyo, 1989
- Gershwin: An American in Paris, Grand Prix du Disque, 1967/1968/1981
- Grand Prix National du Disque, 1988
- The Joy of Christmas, (Gold), 1979
- Liszt: Faust Symphony, Liszt Society, Budapest, 1978
- Mahler: Symphony No. 3, Record Academy of Tokyo, 1989
- Mahler: Symphony No. 9 (NYP), 1970
- Mahler: Symphony No. 9 (Concertgebouw), Thomas Edison Award, 1987
- Montreux Prix Mondial du Disque, 1976
- Nippon Columbia Co., 1964
- Ritmo Prize (Spanish), 1988
- West Side Story, Original Cast Album, (Gold), 1962
- West Side Story, Movie Album, (Platinum), 1986
- West Side Story, DG recording , (Gold, England), 1987
- West Side Story, DG recording, (Platinum, Netherlands), 1987
Emmy Awards
(National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences)
[Note: Nominations are not listed]
- The Music of Johann Sebastian Bach (Omnibus), Best Contribution for
Television, 1957
- Beethoven's Birthday/A Celebration in Vienna with LB,
Outstanding Single Program - Classical Music, 1972
- Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic,
Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Music, 1960/1961
- Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic in Japan, 1962
- Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic,
Outstanding Classical Music Program (all Tschaikovsky), 1976
- Leonard Bernstein for Omnibus, Best Musical Contribution, 1958
Young People's Concerts/New York Philharmonic With LB,
Outstanding Program Achievement-Children's Programming, 1962
- Young People's Concerts/New York Philharmonic With LB,
Outstanding Program Achievement-Children's Programming, 1964
- Young People's Concerts/New York Philharmonic With LB,
Outstanding Program Achievement-Entertainment (For Sonata form), 1965
- Carnegie Hall: The Grand Reopening, Outstanding Individual Achievement,
1987
Other Television Awards
- Thomas Alva Edison Mass Media Award, 1958/1959/1961
- Golden Camera Award, Berlin, 1981
International Television Festival Program, 1965
- Music Teachers Association of New York, 1967
- National Association for Better Radio & Television Citation
- Page One Award, Newspaper Guild of New York, 1960
- Peabody Award, University of Georgia, 1959
- Sigma Alpha Iota Television Award, 1959
- Sigma Alpha Iota Television Award, 1960
- Sigma Alpha Iota Television Award, 1975
- Sylvania Television Award, 1959
- Television Producers' Guild, 1962
- Television Academy Hall of Fame: Induction, 1991
Arts Awards
- Academy of Arts, Prague, Diplome d'Honneur, 1964
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Einstein Commemorative Award, 1960
- American Academy of Arts and Letters, Gold Medal, 1985
Elected to the Academy in 1982
- Arnold Gingrich Memorial Award, Arts & Business Council, Inc., 1976
- ASCAP, Award for Service to Contemporary Music, 1976
- Billboard Magazine, Top Classical Artist/Album, 1965/1966/1967/1972
- Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Karl Amadeus Hartmann Medal, 1986
- Beethoven Society, Beethoven Medal, 1979
- Boston University, Creative Artist Award, 1966
- Boston Latin School, Man of the Year, 1984
- Brahms Prize to LB and Vienna Philhrmonic by Chancellor Kohl, 1988
- Brandeis University, Creative Arts Award, 1973
Memorial Resolution, 1990
- Cathedral of St. John the Divine, The Cathedral Piece Award, 1990
- City College of New York, John H. Finley Award, 1973
- Columbia University, Alice M. Ditson Award, 1958
- Conductors Guild, The Theodore Thomas Award, 1989
- Deutsche Grammaphon Golden Grammophon Award, 1988
- Edison Classical for Mahler No. 9 , Concertgebouworkest, 1987
- Gustav Mahler Society: "Best Mahler Recording for 1988"
First conductor to win award on three different occassions,
the other two in 1974 (No. 2) & 1986 (No. 7)
- Harvard University, Man of the Year, 1966
- Kennedy Center, Career Achievement, 1980
- Laurence Olivier Award for Candide (Scottish Opera Version), voted Best
Musical of 1988
- Leonie Sonning (Denmark), Leonie Sonning Music Prize, 1965
- Hebrew University (Friends of) S.Y. Agnon Gold Medal, 1981
- High School of Performing Arts, Distinguished Artists Award, 1959
- MacDowell Colony, Edward MacDowell Gold Medal, 1987
- Mahler Gesellschaft, Gold Medal, 1967
- Men of Achievement, Certificate, Cambridge England, 1973
- Musical America, Musician of the Year, 1989
- National Arts Club, Medal of Honor, 1968
- National Association of Record Manufacturers, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1972
- National Association of Recording Muscians (NARM),
Presidential Award for Sustained Creative Achiement, 1991
- National Federation of Music Clubs, 1961
- National Fellowship Award, Philadelphia, 1985
- National Jewish Music Council , Shofar, 1985
- National Jewish Welfare Board, Frank L. Weill Award, 1966
- National Opera Institute, 1981
- New York City, Handel Medallion, 1977
- Praemium Imperiale, Japan Art Associaton, 1990
- Premio di Via Condotti, Rome, 1988
- Royal Academy of Music, London, 1988
- Royal Philharmonic Society, London, Gold Medal, 1987
- Schwann Record Catalogue, Most Popular Classical Artist, 1967
- Albert Schweitzer Music Award, 1987
- Germany, Ernst von Siemens Music Prize
- State of Israel Bonds, Eleanor Roosevelt Humanities Award, 1966
- Theatre Hall of Fame, Scroll of Honor, 1979
- Third Street Music School Settlement, Distinguished Achievement, 1980
- Tony, Antoinette Perry Award for Distinguished Achievement, 1980
- Venice (Omaggio a Venezia) Award, 1988
- World Organization of Diplomatic Correspondents,
Dag Hammarskjold International Prize, 1966
- UNESCO, Sterling Silver Wand, 1979
- Vienna Philharmonic, Nicolai Medal, 1967
- Vienna Philharmonic, Ring of Honor, 1978
Civic Awards: Keys to the City/State Proclamations
- Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1959
- Beersheva, Israel (key)
- Boston, Massachusetts (citation), 1980
- Chicago, Illinois (medallion/key) 1976/1985
- State of Connecticut, 1975
- Grinzing, Austria, 1978
- Houston, Texas, 1983
- State of Indiana, 1976
- Kansas City, Missouri, 1979
- Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1983
- Maui County, Hawaii, 1960
- Miami Beach, Florida (key)
- Milan, Italy, Gold Medal, 1982
- Neuton, Massachusetts, 1991
- New York, New York, 1959/1984
- State of New York, 1980
- State of New York, resolution celebrating the musical genius of LB, 1991
- Oslo, Norway, first recipient, 1987
- State of Rhode Island, 1976
- San Diego, California, 1959
- Sarasota, Florida, 1976
- Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, made honorary citizen, 1987
- Venice, Italy, 1988
- Vienna, Austria, 1982
- Vienna, Austria, made honorary citizen, 1988
Honorary Memberships in Various Societies
- Albert Schweitzer Society, 1985
- American Academy of Arts and Letters, 1981
- American Women in Radio and Television, 1961
- Guildhall School of Music, London, 1986
- Lamoureux (France) Concert Association, 1958
- Songwriters Hall of Fame, 1973
- National Symphony Orchestra, Washington, 1978
- New York Philharmonic, 1984
- Royal Academy of Music, London, 1985
- Santa Cecilia Academy, Rome, 1970
- Swedish Royal Academy of Music, 1977
- Vienna Concert House Society, 1972
- Vienna Philharmonic, 1983
- Weitzmann Institute of Science, Israel, 1969
Honorary Offices
Santa Cecilia Academy, Rome, President, 1983
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Cathedral Colleague, 1984
New York Philharmonic, Laureate Conductor, 1969
London Symphony Orchestra, President, 1987
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Laureate Conductor, 1988