Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance explained

Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance
Awarded For:Quality orchestral performances
Presenter:National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Country:United States
Year:1959
Holder:Michael Repper conducting the New York Youth Symphony, "Works by Florence Price, Jessie Montgomery & Valerie Coleman" (2023)
Website:grammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance has been awarded since 1959. There have been several minor changes to the name of the award over this time:

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.

Until 1989, the Grammy Award went to the conductor only, but since then, the Orchestra has also been given an award (although the orchestras are not always mentioned as a nominee).

Recipients

YearRecipients(s)WorkNominees (Conductors are identified with "cd")Ref.
1959Felix Slatkin conducting the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra"Gaîté Parisienne"[1]
1960Charles Münch conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra"Debussy: Images for Orchestra"[2]
1961Fritz Reiner conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra"Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta"[3]
1962Charles Münch conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra"Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé"[4]
1963Igor Stravinsky conducting the Columbia Symphony Orchestra"Stravinsky: The Firebird Ballet"[5]
1964Erich Leinsdorf conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra"Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra"[6]
1965Erich Leinsdorf conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra"Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C Sharp Minor; Berg: Wozzeck Excerpts"[7]
1966Leopold Stokowski conducting the American Symphony Orchestra"Ives: Symphony No. 4"[8]
1967Erich Leinsdorf conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra"Mahler: Symphony No. 6 in A Minor"[9]
1968Igor Stravinsky conducting the Columbia Symphony Orchestra"Stravinsky: The Firebird and Petrouchka Suite"[10]
1969Pierre Boulez conducting the New Philharmonic Orchestra"Boulez Conducts Debussy (La Mer, Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, Jeux)"[11]
1970Pierre Boulez conducting the Cleveland Orchestra"Boulez Conducts Debussy, Vol. 2, Images Pour Orchestra"[12]
1971Pierre Boulez conducting the Cleveland Orchestra"Stravinsky: Le Sacre Du Printemps"[13]
1972Carlo Maria Giulini conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra"Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D Major"[14]
1973Georg Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra"Mahler: Symphony No. 7 in E Minor"[15]
1974Pierre Boulez conducting the New York Philharmonic"Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra"[16]
1975Georg Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra"Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique"[17]
1976Pierre Boulez conducting the New York Philharmonic"Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé"[18]
1977Raymond Minshull (producer), Sir Georg Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra"Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra"[19]
1978Gunther Breest (producer), Carlo Maria Giulini conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra"Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major"[20]
1979Michel Glotz (producer), Herbert von Karajan conducting the Berlin Philharmonic"Beethoven: Symphonies (9) (Complete)"[21]
1980James Mallinson (producer), Georg Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra"Brahms: Symphonies (4) (Complete)"[22]
1981Raymond Minshull (producer), Georg Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra"Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 in A Major"[23]
1982James Mallinson (producer), Georg Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra"Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor"[24]
1983Jay David Saks, Thomas Z. Shepard (producers), James Levine conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra"Mahler: Symphony No. 7 in E Minor (Song of the Night)"[25]
1984James Mallinson (producer), Georg Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra"Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major"[26]
1985Jay David Saks (producer), Leonard Slatkin conducting the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra"Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B Flat, Op. 100"[27]
1986Robert Woods (producer), Robert Shaw conducting the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra"Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande"[28]
1987Michael Haas (producer), Georg Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra"Liszt: A Faust Symphony"[29]
1988Michael Haas (producer), Georg Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra"Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor (Choral)"[30]
1989Robert Woods (producer), Robert Shaw & Louis Lane conducting the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra"Rorem: String Symphony; Sunday Morning; Eagles"[31]
1990Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic"Mahler: Symphony No. 3 in D Minor"[32]
1991Leonard Bernstein conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra"Shostakovich: Symphonies No. 1 & 7"[33]
1992Daniel Barenboim conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra"Corigliano: Symphony No. 1"[34]
1993Leonard Bernstein conducting the Berlin Philharmonic"Mahler: Symphony No. 9"[35]
1994Pierre Boulez conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra"Bartók: The Wooden Prince"[36]
1995Pierre Boulez conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra"Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra; Four Orchestral Pieces, Op. 12"[37]
1996Pierre Boulez conducting the Cleveland Orchestra"Debussy: La Mer"[38]
1997Michael Tilson Thomas conducting the San Francisco Symphony"Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (Scenes from the Ballet)"[39]
1998Pierre Boulez conducting the Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus"Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Tristia"[40]
1999Pierre Boulez conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra"Mahler: Symphony No. 9"[41]
2000Michael Tilson Thomas conducting the Peninsula Boys Choir, San Francisco Girl's Chorus, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra & Chorus"Stravinsky: The Firebird, The Rite of Spring, Persésophone"[42]
2001Simon Rattle conducting the Berliner Philharmonic"Mahler: Symphony No. 10"[43]
2002Pierre Boulez conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra"Boulez Conducts Varèse (Amériques; Arcana; Deserts; Ionisation)"[44]
2003Michael Tilson Thomas conducting the San Francisco Symphony"Mahler: Symphony No. 6"[45]
2004Pierre Boulez conducting the Vienna Boys' Choir, Women's Chorus of the Vienna Singverein, Vienna Philharmonic, Various Artists"Mahler: Symphony No. 3"[46]
2005Lorin Maazel conducting the New York Philharmonic, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, New York Choral Artists"Adams: On the Transmigration of Souls"[47]
2006Mariss Jansons conducting the Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks"Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13"[48]
2007Michael Tilson Thomas conducting the San Francisco Symphony"Mahler: Symphony No. 7"[49]
2008Leonard Slatkin conducting the Nashville Symphony"Tower: Made In America"[50]
2009Bernard Haitink conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra"Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4"[51]
2010James Levine conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Tanglewood Festival Chorus"Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé"[52]
2011Giancarlo Guerrero conducting the Nashville Symphony"Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deux Ex Machina"[53]
2012Gustavo Dudamel conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic"Brahms: Symphony No. 4"
2013Michael Tilson Thomas conducting the San Francisco Symphony"Adams: Harmonielehre & Short Ride in a Fast Machine"
2014Osmo Vänskä conducting the Minnesota Orchestra"Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4"
2015David Robertson conducting the St. Louis Symphony"Adams: City Noir"
2016Andris Nelsons conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra"Shostakovich: Under Stalin's Shadow - Symphony No. 10"
2017Andris Nelsons conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra"Shostakovich: Under Stalin's Shadow - Symphony Nos. 5, 8 & 9"
2018Manfred Honeck conducting the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra"Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Barber: Adagio"
2019Andris Nelsons conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra"Shostakovich: Symphonies No. 4 & 11"
2020Gustavo Dudamel conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic"Norman: Sustain"[54]
2021Gustavo Dudamel conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic"Ives: Complete Symphonies"[55]
2022Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra"Price: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3"[56]
2023Michael Repper conducting the New York Youth Symphony"Works by Florence Price, Jessie Montgomery & Valerie Coleman" [57]
2024Gustavo Dudamel (conductor); Los Angeles PhilharmonicAdès

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Multiple wins and nominations

The following individuals received two or more Best Orchestral Performance awards:

WinsConductorNominations
12Pierre Boulez25
9Georg Solti18
5Michael Tilson Thomas14
4Gustavo Dudamel5
3Leonard Bernstein20
Carlo Maria Giulini5
Erich Leinsdorf5
Andris Nelsons3
2James Levine10
Charles Münch3
Robert Shaw3
Leonard Slatkin14
Igor Stravinsky2

The following individuals received four or more Best Orchestral Performance nominations:

NominationsConductor
25Pierre Boulez
20Leonard Bernstein
18Georg Solti
14Leonard Slatkin
Michael Tilson Thomas
10James Levine
9Herbert von Karajan
José Serebrier
8André Previn
7Simon Rattle
6Morton Gould
Manfred Honeck
Fritz Reiner
George Szell
5
Gustavo Dudamel
Carlo Maria Giulini
Erich Leinsdorf
Osmo Vänskä
Bruno Walter
4Claudio Abbado
Valery Gergiev
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Eugene Ormandy
Esa-Pekka Salonen

Notes and References

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  5. Web site: Grammy Awards 1963. AwardsandShows. February 14, 2021.
  6. Web site: Grammy Awards 1964. AwardsandShows. February 14, 2021.
  7. Web site: Grammy Awards 1965. AwardsandShows. February 14, 2021.
  8. Web site: Grammy Awards 1966. AwardsandShows. February 14, 2021.
  9. Web site: Grammy Awards 1967. AwardsandShows. February 14, 2021.
  10. Web site: Grammy Awards 1968. AwardsandShows. February 14, 2021.
  11. Web site: Grammy Awards 1969. AwardsandShows. February 14, 2021.
  12. Web site: Grammy Awards 1970. AwardsandShows. February 15, 2021.
  13. Web site: Grammy Awards 1971. AwardsandShows. February 15, 2021.
  14. Web site: Grammy Awards 1972. AwardsandShows. February 16, 2021.
  15. Web site: Grammy Awards 1973. AwardsandShows. February 16, 2021.
  16. Web site: Grammy Awards 1974. AwardsandShows. February 16, 2021.
  17. Web site: Grammy Awards 1975. AwardsandShows. February 16, 2021.
  18. Web site: Grammy Awards 1976. AwardsandShows. February 16, 2021.
  19. Web site: Grammy Awards 1977. AwardsandShows. February 16, 2021.
  20. Web site: Grammy Awards 1978. AwardsandShows. February 17, 2021.
  21. Web site: Grammy Awards 1979. AwardsandShows. February 17, 2021.
  22. Web site: Grammy Awards 1980. AwardsandShows. February 17, 2021.
  23. Web site: Grammy Awards 1981. AwardsandShows. February 17, 2021.
  24. Web site: Grammy Awards 1982. AwardsandShows. February 17, 2021.
  25. Web site: Grammy Awards 1983. AwardsandShows. February 17, 2021.
  26. Web site: Grammy Awards 1984. AwardsandShows. February 17, 2021.
  27. Web site: Grammy Awards 1985. AwardsandShows. February 17, 2021.
  28. Web site: Grammy Awards 1985. AwardsandShows. February 17, 2021.
  29. Web site: Grammy Awards 1986. AwardsandShows. February 18, 2021.
  30. Web site: Grammy Awards 1988. AwardsandShows. February 18, 2021.
  31. Web site: Grammy Awards 1989. AwardsandShows. February 18, 2021.
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