At the end of his tenure with the Bavarian State Opera he was named Honorary Conductor of the Bavarian State Orchestra and Honorary Member of the Bavarian State Opera, and the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, Wien, appointed him an honorary member in November 2007.
Pada akhir masa jabatannya dengan State Opera Bavaria ia diangkat sebagai Konduktor Kehormatan dari Bavarian State Orchestra dan Kehormatan Anggota Negara Opera Bavaria, dan Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, Wien, menunjuk dia anggota kehormatan pada bulan November 2007.