On 30 November Sylvain Cambreling was awarded the Verdienstkreuz am Bande des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Distinguished Service Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany)

On 1 December Sylvain Cambreling conducts the opening night of a new production of Denisov's L'écume des jours

In September 2012 Sylvain Cambreling starts his first season as General Music Director of the Staatsoper Stuttgart.