Editing Mstislav Rostropovich (section)

===Other governmental awards===
* [[Praemium Imperiale]] (1993)
* [[Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class]] (2001)<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.parlament.gv.at/PAKT/VHG/XXIV/AB/AB_10542/imfname_251156.pdf | title = Reply to a parliamentary question | language = de | page=1447 | access-date = 22 November 2012 }}</ref>
* [[Heydar Aliyev Order]] (Azerbaijan, 2007)
* [[Istiglal Order|Order "Independence"]] (Azerbaijan, 3 March 2002)<ref>{{cite web |url= http://e-qanun.az/print.php?internal=view&target=1&docid=1412&doctype=0 |title= M. L. Rostropoviçin "İstiqlal"ordeni ilə təltif edilməsi haqqında AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI PREZİDENTİNİN FƏRMANI |trans-title= Order of the President of Azerbaijan Republic on awarding M. L. Rostropovich with Istiglal Order of Azerbaijan Republic |access-date= 2011-01-20 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111120035856/http://e-qanun.az/print.php?internal=view&target=1&docid=1412&doctype=0 |archive-date= 2011-11-20 }}</ref>
* Order of "Glory" (Azerbaijan, 1998)
* Order de Mayo (Argentina, 1991)
* Order of Freedom (Argentina, 1994)
* Commander of the [[Order of the Liberator General San Martín]] (Argentina, 1994)
* Grand Cordon of the [[Order of Leopold (Belgium)|Order of Leopold]] (Belgium, 1989)
* Grand Cross of the [[Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary]] (2003)
* [[Order of Francisco de Miranda]] (Venezuela, 1979)
* Grand Cross of the [[Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany]] (2001)
* Commander of the [[Order of the Phoenix (Greece)|Order of the Phoenix]] (Greece)
* Commander of the [[Order of the Dannebrog]] (Denmark, 1983)
* Commander of the [[Order of Isabella the Catholic]] (Spain, 1985)
* Commander of the [[Order of Charles III]] (Spain, 2004)
* Grand Officer of the [[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic]] (31 August 1984)<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/Onorificenze.aspx?pag=0&qIdOnorificenza=&cognome=rostropovich&nome=&daAnno=1950&aAnno=2012&luogoNascita=&testo=&ordinamento=OCO_ANNO_DECRETO%20DESC,OCO_MESE_DECRETO%20DESC,OCO_GIORNO_DECRETO%20DESC | title = Onorificenze: parametri di ricerca | publisher = Italian Presidency | language = it | format = PDF | access-date = 22 November 2012 | archive-date = 24 September 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924144245/http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/Onorificenze.aspx?pag=0&qIdOnorificenza=&cognome=rostropovich&nome=&daAnno=1950&aAnno=2012&luogoNascita=&testo=&ordinamento=OCO_ANNO_DECRETO%20DESC%2COCO_MESE_DECRETO%20DESC%2COCO_GIORNO_DECRETO%20DESC | url-status = dead }}</ref>
* Grand Officer of the [[National Order of the Cedar]] (Lebanon, 1997)
* Grand Officer of the [[Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas]] (Lithuania, 24 November 1995)
* 13 January Commemorative Medal (Lithuania, 10 June 1992)
* Commander of the [[Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg]] (1999; previously Knight, 1982)
* Commander of the [[Order of Adolphe of Nassau]] (Luxembourg, 1991)
* Commander of the [[Order of Saint-Charles]] (Monaco, 1989)
* Commander of the [[Order of Cultural Merit (Monaco)|Order of Cultural Merit]] (Monaco, November 1999)<ref>[http://www.legimonaco.mc/Dataweb/jourmon.nsf/966e69337756d51ac12568c40037f872/bc72c48b62b4b92fc125683900365472!OpenDocument Sovereign Ordonnance n° 14.274 of 18 Nov. 1999] : promotions or nominations</ref>
* Commander of the [[Order of the Dutch Lion]] (Netherlands, 1989)
* Commander of the [[Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland]] (1997)
* Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of Saint James of the Sword]] (Portugal)
* Order "For merits in the sphere of culture" (Romania, 2004)
* Queen [[Beatrix of the Netherlands]] awarded him the rare Medal for Art and Science (Dutch: "Eremedaille voor Kunst en Wetenschap") of the House-Order of Orange.
* [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] (USA, 1987)
* [[Kennedy Center Honors|Kennedy Center Honoree]] (USA, 1992)
* Knight of the [[Order of Brilliant Star]] (Taiwan, 1977)
* Knight of the [[Order of the Lion of Finland]]
* Grand Officer of the [[Legion of Honour]] (France, 1998; previously Commander, 1987, and Officer, 1981)
* Commander of the [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres|Order of Arts and Letters]] (France, 1975)
* Order of Arts and Letters (Sweden) (1984)
* National Order "For Merit" (Ecuador, 1993)
* [[Order of the Rising Sun]], Gold and Silver Star (2nd class) (Japan, 2003)
* [[Sharaf Order]] (''Order of Honor'') of the [[Republic of Azerbaijan]]
* Honorary [[Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (1987)