Classical Music Grammy Nominees and Winners For 2020

75. Best Orchestral Performance
Award to the Conductor and to the Orchestra.

• BRUCKNER: SYMPHONY NO. 9
  Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
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• COPLAND: BILLY THE KID; GROHG
  Leonard Slatkin, conductor (Detroit Symphony Orchestra)
   
• WINNER!  NORMAN: SUSTAIN
  Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
   
• TRANSATLANTIC
  Louis Langrée, conductor (Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)
   
• WEINBERG: SYMPHONIES NOS. 2 & 21
  Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, conductor (City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Kremerata Baltica)

76. Best Opera Recording
Award to the Conductor, Album Producer(s) and Principal Soloists.

• BENJAMIN: LESSONS IN LOVE & VIOLENCE
  George Benjamin, conductor; Stéphane Degout, Barbara Hannigan, Peter Hoare & Gyula Orendt; Raphaël Mouterde & James Whitbourn, producers (Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House)
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• BERG: WOZZECK
  Marc Albrecht, conductor; Christopher Maltman & Eva-Maria Westbroek; François Roussillon, producer (Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra; Chorus Of Dutch National Opera)
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• CHARPENTIER: LES ARTS FLORISSANTS; LES PLAISIRS DE VERSAILLES
  Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Jesse Blumberg, Teresa Wakim & Virginia Warnken; Renate Wolter-Seevers, producer (Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Ensemble; Boston Early Music Festival Vocal Ensemble)
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• WINNER!  PICKER: FANTASTIC MR. FOX
  Gil Rose, conductor; John Brancy, Andrew Craig Brown, Gabriel Preisser, Krista River & Edwin Vega; Gil Rose, producer (Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Boston Children's Chorus)
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• WAGNER: LOHENGRIN
  Christian Thielemann, conductor; Piotr Beczała, Anja Harteros, Tomasz Konieczny, Waltraud Meier & Georg Zeppenfeld; Eckhard Glauche, producer (Festspielorchester Bayreuth; Festspielchor Bayreuth) [The blue Lohengrin]   

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77. Best Choral Performance
Award to the Conductor, and to the Choral Director and/or Chorus Master where applicable and to the Choral Organization/Ensemble.

• BOYLE: VOYAGES
  Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)
   
• WINNER!  DURUFLÉ: COMPLETE CHORAL WORKS
  Robert Simpson, conductor (Ken Cowan; Houston Chamber Choir)
   
• THE HOPE OF LOVING
  Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Conspirare)
   
• SANDER: THE DIVINE LITURGY OF ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM
  Peter Jermihov, conductor (Evan Bravos, Vadim Gan, Kevin Keys, Glenn Miller & Daniel Shirley; PaTRAM Institute Singers)
   
• SMITH, K.: THE ARC IN THE SKY
  Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)

78. Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
For new recordings of works with chamber or small ensemble (twenty-four or fewer members, not including the conductor). One Award to the ensemble and one Award to the conductor, if applicable.

• CERRONE: THE PIECES THAT FALL TO EARTH
  Christopher Rountree & Wild Up
   
• FREEDOM & FAITH
  PUBLIQuartet
   
• PERPETULUM
  Third Coast Percussion
   
• RACHMANINOFF - HERMITAGE PIANO TRIO
  Hermitage Piano Trio
   
• WINNER!  SHAW: ORANGE
  Attacca Quartet

79. Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Award to the Instrumental Soloist(s) and to the Conductor when applicable.

• THE BERLIN RECITAL
  Yuja Wang
   
• HIGDON: HARP CONCERTO
  Yolanda Kondonassis; Ward Stare, conductor (The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra)
   
• WINNER!  MARSALIS: VIOLIN CONCERTO; FIDDLE DANCE SUITE
  Nicola Benedetti; Cristian Măcelaru, conductor (Philadelphia Orchestra)
   
• THE ORCHESTRAL ORGAN
  Jan Kraybill
   
• TORKE: SKY, CONCERTO FOR VIOLIN
  Tessa Lark; David Alan Miller, conductor (Albany Symphony)

80. Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Award to: Vocalist(s), Collaborative Artist(s) (Ex: pianists, conductors, chamber groups) Producer(s), Recording Engineers/Mixers with 51% or more playing time of new material.

• THE EDGE OF SILENCE - WORKS FOR VOICE BY GYÖRGY KURTÁG
  Susan Narucki (Donald Berman, Curtis Macomber, Kathryn Schulmeister & Nicholas Tolle)
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• HIMMELSMUSIK
  Philippe Jaroussky & Céline Scheen; Christina Pluhar, conductor; L’Arpeggiata, ensemble (Jesús Rodil & Dingle Yandell)
   
• SCHUMANN: LIEDERKREIS OP. 24, KERNER-LIEDER OP. 35
  Matthias Goerne; Leif Ove Andsnes, accompanist
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• WINNER!  SONGPLAY
  Joyce DiDonato; Chuck Israels, Jimmy Madison, Charlie Porter & Craig Terry, accompanists (Steve Barnett & Lautaro Greco)
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• A TE, O CARA
  Stephen Costello; Constantine Orbelian, conductor (Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra)

81. Best Classical Compendium
Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s) and Engineer(s) of over 51% playing time of the album, if other than the artist.

• AMERICAN ORIGINALS 1918
  John Morris Russell, conductor; Elaine Martone, producer
   
• LESHNOFF: SYMPHONY NO. 4 'HEICHALOS'; GUITAR CONCERTO; STARBURST
  Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer
   
• MELTZER: SONGS AND STRUCTURES
  Paul Appleby & Natalia Katyukova; Silas Brown & Harold Meltzer, producers
   
• WINNER!  THE POETRY OF PLACES
  Nadia Shpachenko; Marina A. Ledin & Victor Ledin, producers
   
• SAARIAHO: TRUE FIRE; TRANS; CIEL D'HIVER
  Hannu Lintu, conductor; Laura Heikinheimo, producer

82. Best Contemporary Classical Composition
A Composer's Award. (For a contemporary classical composition composed within the last 25 years, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year.) Award to the librettist, if applicable.

• BERMEL: MIGRATION SERIES FOR JAZZ ENSEMBLE & ORCHESTRA
  Derek Bermel, composer (Derek Bermel, Ted Nash, David Alan Miller, Juilliard Jazz Orchestra & Albany Symphony Orchestra)
   
• WINNER!!  HIGDON: HARP CONCERTO
  Jennifer Higdon, composer (Yolanda Kondonassis, Ward Stare & The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra)
   
• MARSALIS: VIOLIN CONCERTO IN D MAJOR
  Wynton Marsalis, composer (Nicola Benedetti, Cristian Măcelaru & Philadelphia Orchestra)
   
• NORMAN: SUSTAIN
  Andrew Norman, composer (Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic)
   
• SHAW: ORANGE
  Caroline Shaw, composer (Attacca Quartet)
   
• WOLFE: FIRE IN MY MOUTH
  Julia Wolfe, composer (Jaap Van Zweden, Francisco J. Núñez, Donald Nally, The Crossing, Young People's Chorus Of NY City & New York Philharmonic)

74. Producer Of The Year, Classical
A Producer's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.)

• WINNER!  BLANTON ALSPAUGH

• Artifacts - The Music Of Michael McGlynn (Charles Bruffy & Kansas City Chorale)
• Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Fantaisie Sur La Tempête De Shakespeare (Andrew Davis & Toronto Symphony Orchestra)
• Copland: Billy The Kid; Grohg (Leonard Slatkin & Detroit Symphony Orchestra)
• Duruflé: Complete Choral Works (Robert Simpson & Houston Chamber Choir)
• Glass: Symphony No. 5 (Julian Wachner, The Choir Of Trinity Wall Street, Trinity Youth Chorus, Downtown Voices & Novus NY)
• Sander: The Divine Liturgy Of St. John Chrysostom (Peter Jermihov & PaTRAM Institute Singers)
• Smith, K.: Canticle (Craig Hella Johnson & Cincinnati Vocal Arts Ensemble)
• Visions Take Flight (Mei-Ann Chen & ROCO)

• JAMES GINSBURG

• Project W - Works By Diverse Women Composers (Mei-Ann Chen & Chicago Sinfonietta)
• Silenced Voices (Black Oak Ensemble)
• 20th Century Harpsichord Concertos (Jory Vinikour, Scott Speck & Chicago Philharmonic)
• Twentieth Century Oboe Sonatas (Alex Klein & Phillip Bush)
• Winged Creatures & Other Works For Flute, Clarinet, And Orchestra (Anthony McGill, Demarre McGill, Allen Tinkham & Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra)

• MARINA A. LEDIN, VICTOR LEDIN

• Bates: Children Of Adam; Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem (Steven Smith, Erin R. Freeman, Richmond Symphony & Chorus)
• The Orchestral Organ (Jan Kraybill)
• The Poetry Of Places (Nadia Shpachenko)
• Rachmaninoff - Hermitage Piano Trio (Hermitage Piano Trio)

• MORTEN LINDBERG

• Himmelborgen (Elisabeth Holte, Kåre Nordstoga & Uranienborg Vokalensemble)
• Kleiberg: Do You Believe In Heather? (Various Artists)
• Ljos (Fauna Vokalkvintett)
• LUX (Anita Brevik, Trondheimsolistene & Nidarosdomens Jentekor)
• Trachea (Tone Bianca Sparre Dahl & Schola Cantorum)
• Veneliti (Håkon Daniel Nystedt & Oslo Kammerkor)

• DIRK SOBOTKA

• Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)