1965
Koussevitzky-Music-Foundation, The Library of Congress, Washington

1966
First Prize, Società Internazionale Musica Contemporanea (SIMC), Rome, for “Match” (1964)

Second Prize, Società Internazionale Musica Contemporanea (SIMC), Rome, for «Anagrama» (1957-58)

1968
Scotoni Prize from the city of Zürich for the film «Hallelujah» (1968)

1970
Adolf-Grimme-Preis (honorary reward) for his film for television «Hallelujah» (1968)

The Karl-Sczuka Prize from SWF, Baden-Baden for the radio broadcasted drama «Ein Aufnahmezustand» (1969)

1971
The Adolf-Grimme Prize (honorary reward) for the television film «Ludwig van» (1969)

1972
First Prize, Società Internazionale Musica Contemporanea (SIMC), Rome, for «Staatstheater» (1969-71)

Deutscher Schallplattenpreis for the direction and recording of «Staatstheater» (1969-71)

1977
Rai Prize, Venice, for the epical drama, radio broadcasted “Die Umkehrung Amerikas” (1976)

1979
Deutsche Akademie der Darstellenden Künste, Frankfurt, radio broadcasted drama of the month (November 1979) : « Der Tribun»

1980
The war blinded Prize for the radio broadcasted drama « Der Tribun»

1983
The Mozart Medal from the city of Francfurt on the Main

1984
Akademie der darstellenden Künste, Frankfurt on the Main: radio broadcasted drama of the month (May 1984) for «….Nach einer Lektüre von Orwell »

First Prize for the festival « Musique au cinéma », Besançon, for the TV production MM51 In two versions.

1985
The Italia Prize for the radio broadcasted production the «Mitternachsstük » (SDR)

Commander of the « L’ordre des Art et des Lettres » French Republic

1986
First Prize for the festival « Musique au cinéma », Besançon, for the TV production «Dressur»

1988
Prize «Ianni Psacaropulo”, Turin, for « Sankt-Bach-Passion »

Resident composer of the Kölner Philarmonie for the 1988/89 season

Erasmus Prize

2000
Ernst von Siemens Musikpreis

2005
Rolf-Schock Prize

2008
The Estate Fiesolana Prize for music (first edition)

November 2009
Price of honour of the Konex Foundation, Buenos Aires (post mortem).

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