Honorary Doctorates
1990     Music Academy of Tallinn/Estonia
1996     University of Sydney/Australia
1998     University of Tartu/Estonia
2002     University of Durham/Great Britain
2003     Universidad Nacional de General San Martin
            Escuela de Humanidades/Argentinien
2007     University of Freiburg – Faculty of 
            Theology/Germany  

Honorary Memberships
1991     Royal Swedish Academy for Music, Stockholm
1996     American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York
2001     Royal Academy of Arts (Académie Royale des 
            sciences, des letters et des beaux-arts), Belgium
2003     The Royal School of Church Music, UK
2004     Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Rome

Grammy Nominations
1989    Passio, “Best Contemporary Composition”
1991    Miserere, “Best Contemporary Composition”
1997    Kanon Pokajanen, “Best Contemporary Composition”
2003    Orient & Occident, “Best Contemporary Composition”
2003    Orient Occident, “Best Classical Album“ (ECM 1795)

Grammy Awards
2007    Da Pacem, "Best Choral Recording"
           (Harmonia Mundi 097401)

Further Awards / Decorations
1962     Young Composers Forum Moscow,
            First Prize for Our Garden
1981     German Academic Exchange Service fellowship -
            DAAD, Berlin
1989     Classical Edison Award für Passio (ECM 1370)
1997     Independent Russian Arts Award “Triumph", Moscow
1998     2nd class Order of the National Coat of Arms, 
            Republic of Estonia
1998     Culture Award of the Estonian Republic
2000     Herder Award, Germany
2001     Commandeur de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
            de la République Française
2003     Classical Brit Award for Orient & Occident, 
            category “Contemporary Music Award”, London
2003     Composition Trophy C.A. Seghizzi for his
            choral work, Gorizia/Italy
2003     Classical Brit Award for Orient & Occident
2003     Borderland Award, Sejny/Polen
2005     Musical America’s Award „Composer of the Year“, USA
2005     European Church Music Prize, Germany
2006     1st class Order of the National Coat of Arms,
            Republic of Estonia
2007     International “Brückepreis”, city of Görlitz/Zgorzelec
2008     Sonning Music Prize, Denmark