1990 Honorary Doctorate, University of Exeter.
Gold Medal of Madrid.
 
1991

Knight of Royal Order of Santa María del Puig (Valencia). Silver Seal of the city of Valencia. Guerrero Foundation Prize for Spanish Music in its first edition. Awarded hereditary title Marqués de los Jardines de Aranjuez, by King Juan Carlos I.

 
1992 Awarded the Order of Félix Varela, First Degree, by the Cuban government.
Academician of Honor, Royal Academy of Valencian Culture.
 
1994 Gold Medal, Círculo de Bellas Artes de Valencia.  
1995 Gold Medal, Royal Conservatory of Music of Madrid.
"Ondas" prize for classical music.
Distinction for cultural merit, Generalitat Valenciana.
 
1996 Príncipe de Asturias Prize for the Arts. Commemorative Bronze Medal Joaquín Rodrigo, issued by Schott Music. Gran Cruz de la Orden Civil de la Solidaridad Social. "Estrella de Oro", Comunidad de Madrid.  
1996 Gold Medal of Sagunto.
Birth of his first great grandchild, Santiago, October 2.
 
1997 Gerión de las Artes Prize. Death of his wife, Victoria Kamhi, July 21.  
1998 The French government names him Commendeur des Arts et des Lettres. Prize for Best Composer of Classical Music, SGAE and AIE. Medal of Honor of UIMP, International University Menéndez Pelayo, Santander.  
1999

Birth of his second grandchild, Cecilia January 31. Gold Medal Festival of Granada.

Death of Joaquín Rodrigo July 6 in Madrid. Buried in the family vault in the cemetery of Aranjuez.