Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Classical

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Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Classical
Awarded forquality classical music production
CountryUnited States
Presented by National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awardedFebruary 27, 1980;44 years ago (1980-02-27) (as Grammy Award for Classical Producer of the Year)
Currently held byElaine Martone (2025)
Website grammy.com

The Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Classical is an honor presented to record producers for quality classical music productions at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. [1] Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position". [2]

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Originally known as the Grammy Award for Classical Producer of the Year, the award was first presented to James Mallinson at the 22nd Grammy Awards (1980). The name remained unchanged until 1998, when the category became known as Producer of the Year, Classical. According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards, the award is presented to album producers "whose recordings, released for the first time during the eligibility year, represent consistently outstanding creativity in the production of classical recordings". [3] Producers must have produced at least 51% playing time on three separately released recordings (only one of which can be an opera released in DVD format). Producers may submit content as a team only if they worked together exclusively during the period of eligibility. [3] Anthony Tommasini, music critic for The New York Times , asserted that "In the struggling field of classical recording, it's the producers who take the real risks and make things happen." [4] The honor is presented alongside the award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical.

As of 2023, David Frost, Steven Epstein, Robert Woods and Judith Sherman share the record for most wins, with seven each. while James Mallinson and Elaine Martone have been presented the award three times. Two-time recipients include Joanna Nickrenz (once alongside Marc Aubort). David Frost is the son of Thomas Frost, [5] who received an award in the same category in 1987.

Recipients

Year [I] Producer(s)NomineesRef.
1980 James Mallinson
[6]
1981 Robert Woods [7]
1982 James Mallinson
[8]
1983 Robert Woods
  • Steven Epstein
  • Jay David Saks
  • Glenn Gould, Samuel Carter
  • James Mallinson
 [9]
1984 Marc Aubort and Joanna Nickrenz
[10]
1985 Steven Epstein
[11]
1986 Robert Woods
[12]
1987 Thomas Frost
[13]
1988 Robert Woods
[14]
1989 Robert Woods [15]
1990 Robert Woods
  • Wolf Erichson
  • Michael Haas
  • Patti Laursen
  • Elizabeth Ostrow
 [16]
1991 Adam Stern
[17]
1992 James Mallinson
[18]
1993 Michael Fine [19]
1994 Judith Sherman
  • Andrew Cornall
  • Michael Haas
  • Adam Stern
  • Robina G. Young
 [20]
1995 Andrew Cornall
 [21]
1996 Steven Epstein
  • Andrew Cornall
  • John Fraser
  • Jay David Saks
  • Michael Woolcock
 [22]
1997 Joanna Nickrenz
[23]
1998 Steven Epstein
[24]
1999 Steven Epstein
[25]
2000 Adam Abeshouse
  • Andrew Keener
  • Marina A. Ledin and Victor Ledin
  • Robina G. Young
  • James Mallinson
[26]
2001 Steven Epstein [27]
2002 Manfred Eicher [28]
2003 Robert Woods
[29]
2004 Steven Epstein
[30]
2005 David Frost
[31]
2006 Tim Handley
 [32]
2007 Elaine Martone
 [33]
2008 Judith Sherman
  • Blanton Alspaugh
  • John Fraser
  • Marina A. Ledin and Victor Ledin
  • Robina G. Young
 [34]
2009 David Frost
[35]
2010 Steven Epstein
[36]
2011 David Frost
  • Blanton Alspaugh
  • Tim Handley
  • Marina A. Ledin and Victor Ledin
  • James Mallinson
[37]
2012 Judith Sherman [38]
2013 Blanton Alspaugh
[39]
2014 David Frost
[40]
2015 Judith Sherman
[41]
2016 Judith Sherman
[42]
2017 David Frost
[43]
2018 David Frost [44]
2019 Blanton Alspaugh
[45]
2020 Blanton Alspaugh
[46]
2021 David Frost
[47]
2022 Judith Sherman [48]
2023 Judith Sherman
[49]
2024 Elaine Martone
2025 Elaine Martone
  • Erica Brenner
  • Morten Lindberg
  • Dmitriy Lipay
  • Dirk Sobotka
 [50]

^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.

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