Through his longstanding service and devotion to music, Graffman has received honorary doctoral degrees, was honored by the cities of Philadelphia and New York, and received the Governor's Arts Award by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Im Wege seiner langjährigen Dienste und seiner Hinwendung zur Musik bekam Graffman Ehrendoktorwürden von den Städten Philadelphia und New York, und er erhielt die Kunstpreis des Gouverneurs des Commonwealth von Pennsylvania.