Honours

1985

Businesswoman of the year

1992

Prix d'humanité for the Ronald McDonald Children’s Fund

1994

Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau

1995

Best dressed woman in the Netherlands, selected by the Association of Fashion Journalists

1998

Leading Woman Entrepreneur of the World Award

2003

Child Care Award

2010

Commander in the Order of Orange-Nassau

2010

Wolfert van Borselen medallion
From the City of Rotterdam regarding her special merits for the community of Rotterdam as director of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

2010

Elisabeth von Freyburg medallion
For her special contributions to the public health sector

2015

Sylvia Tóth Composition Fund
The aim of the fund is to commission composers on behalf of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra