The Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo was first awarded during the annual Grammy Awards ceremony in 2012.
Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo | |
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Awarded for | quality classic instrumental solos |
Country | United States |
Presented by | National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |
First awarded | 2012 |
Currently held by | Time For Three, Xian Zhang – Letters For The Future (2023) |
Website | grammy.com |
It combined the previous categories for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra) and Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra).
The restructuring of these categories was a result of the Recording Academy's wish to decrease the list of categories and awards.[1]
The Grammy is awarded to the instrumental soloist(s) and to the conductor when applicable, and to the producer(s) and engineer(s) if they worked on over 50% of playing time of the recording.
Year[I] | Recipient(s) | Work | Nominees | Ref. |
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2012 | Giancarlo Guerrero (conductor) Christopher Lamb (with the Nashville Symphony) |
Schwantner: Concerto for Percussion & Orchestra |
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2013 | Kim Kashkashian | Kurtág & Ligeti: Music for Viola |
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2014 | Evelyn Glennie (soloist) David Alan Miller (conductor) (with the Albany Symphony Orchestra) |
Corigliano: Conjurer - Concerto for Percussionist & String Orchestra |
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[5] |
2015 | Jason Vieaux | Play |
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[6] |
2016 | Augustin Hadelich (soloist) Ludovic Morlot (conductor) |
Dutilleux: Violin Concerto, L'Arbre Des Songes |
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[7] |
2017 | Zuill Bailey (soloist) Giancarlo Guerrero (conductor) |
Daugherty: Tales of Hemingway |
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2018 | Daniil Trifonov | Transcendental |
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[9] |
2019 | James Ehnes (soloist); Ludovic Morlot (conductor) | Kernis: Violin Concerto |
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[10] |
2020 | Nicola Benedetti (soloist), Cristian Măcelaru (conductor) | Marsalis: Violin Concerto; Fiddle Dance Suite |
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2021 | Richard O'Neill (soloist); David Alan Miller (conductor) | Theofanidis: Concerto for Violin and Chamber Orchestra |
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2022 | Jennifer Koh | Alone Together |
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2023 | Time For Three (artist); Xian Zhang (conductor) | Letters for the Future |
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[14] |
2024 | Yuja Wang (soloist); Teddy Abrams (conductor) | The American Project |
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