Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo

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Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Awarded forquality classic instrumental solos
CountryUnited States
Presented by National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded2012
Currently held by Time For Three, Xian Zhang – Letters For The Future (2023)
Website grammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo was first awarded during the annual Grammy Awards ceremony in 2012.

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.

Recipients

Year [I] Recipient(s)WorkNomineesRef.
2012 Giancarlo Guerrero (conductor)
Christopher Lamb (with the Nashville Symphony)		Schwantner: Concerto for Percussion & Orchestra
 [2]
2013 Kim Kashkashian Kurtág & Ligeti: Music for Viola
  • Andras Schiff – Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Clavier
  • Jory Vinikour – The Complete Harpsichord Works of Rameau
  • Antonio Meneses, Claudio Cruz (conductor) (with the Northern Sinfonia) – Gal & Elgar: Cello Concertos
  • Hansjörg Albrecht – Holst: The Planets
 [3] [4]
2014 Evelyn Glennie (soloist)
David Alan Miller (conductor)(with the Albany Symphony Orchestra)		Corigliano: Conjurer - Concerto for Percussionist & String Orchestra
 [5]
2015 Jason Vieaux Play
 [6]
2016 Augustin Hadelich (soloist)
Ludovic Morlot (conductor)		 Dutilleux: Violin Concerto, L'Arbre Des Songes
[7]
2017 Zuill Bailey (soloist)
Giancarlo Guerrero (conductor)		 Daugherty: Tales of Hemingway
[8]
2018 Daniil Trifonov Transcendental
 [9]
2019 James Ehnes (soloist); Ludovic Morlot (conductor) Kernis: Violin Concerto
[9]
2020 Nicola Benedetti (soloist), Cristian Măcelaru (conductor) Marsalis: Violin Concerto; Fiddle Dance Suite
 [9]
2021 Richard O'Neill (soloist); David Alan Miller (conductor) Theofanidis: Concerto for Violin and Chamber Orchestra
 [10]
2022 Jennifer Koh Alone Together
 [11]
2023 Time For Three (artist); Xian Zhang (conductor)Letters for the Future [12]
2024 Yuja Wang (soloist); Teddy Abrams (conductor)The American Project
2025 Winner TBA on 2 February 2025 [13]

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