The 2026 Grammy Awards were announced on Sunday, February 1 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The awards honor the best recordings, compositions, artists, and engineers from September 2024 to August 2025, as voted on by the members of the Recording Academy. The Grammy Awards site at https://www.grammy.com/ lists nominees and winners in all categories. Below are the winners in the Classical and Classical Producers and Engineers categories.
Best Orchestral Performance
Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie – Andris Nelsons, conductor; Boston Symphony Orchestra
Best Classical Compendium
Ortiz: Yanga – Gabriela Ortiz, composer; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Dmitriy Lipay, producer
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Ortiz: Dzonot – Gabriela Ortiz, composer; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Alisa Weilerstein, cello; Los Angeles Philharmonic
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Shostakovich: The Cello Concertos – Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Andris Nelsons, conductor; Boston Symphony Orchestra
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Telemann: Ino – Opera Arias for Soprano – Amanda Forsythe, vocalist; Robert Mealy, Paul O’Dette, and Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra
Best Opera Recording
Heggie: Intelligence – Jake Heggie, composer; Gene Scheer, libretto; Kwamé Ryan, conductor; Jamie Barton, J’Nai Bridges, and Janai Brugger, vocalists; Houston Grand Opera; Blanton Alspaugh, producer
Best Choral Performance
Ortiz: Yanga – Gabriela Ortiz, composer; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Grant Gershon, chorus master; Los Angeles Philharmonic and Tambuco Percussion Ensemble; Los Angeles Master Chorale
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Dennehy: Land of Winter – Donnacha Dennehy, composer; Alan Pierson, conductor; Alarm Will Sound
Best Engineered Album, Classical
Cerrone: Don’t Look Down – Christopher Cerrone, composer; Mike Tierney, engineer; Alan Silverman, mastering engineer; Sandbox Percussion
Producer of the Year, Classical
Elaine Martone: For work on albums featuring the Cleveland Orchestra, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, and others.
