The Juno Award for "Classical Album of the Year" for ensembles has been awarded since 1985 (under four award headings), as recognition each year for the best classical music album in Canada.[ citation needed ]
It was a split from the prior category for Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year, alongside a separate new category for Classical Album of the Year – Solo or Chamber Ensemble.
| Year | Winner(s) | Album | Nominees | Ref. |
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| 1985 | Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit – Conductor | Ravel: Ma Mere L'oye/Pavane Pour un Infante Debunte/Tombeau de Couperin And Valses Nobles et Sentimentales |
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| 1986 | Toronto Symphony, Andrew Davis – Conductor | Holst: The Planets |
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| 1987 | Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit – Conductor | Holst, The Planets |
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| Year | Winner(s) | Album | Nominees | Ref. |
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| 1989 | Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit – Conductor | Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra; Music For Strings, Percussion and Celesta |
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| 1990 | Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra | Boccherini: Cello Concertos and Symphonies |
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| 1991 | Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit – Conductor | Debussy: Images, Nocturnes |
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| 1992 | Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit – Conductor | Debussy: Pelleas et Melisande |
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| 1993 | Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, with Alan Curtis, Catherine Robbin, Linda Maguire, Nancy Argenta, Ingrid Attrot, Mel Braun and Jeanne Lamon | Handel: Excerpts From Floridante |
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| 1994 | Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon – Director | Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op.3 No. 1-6 |
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| 1995 | Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon – Director | Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1–6 |
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| 1996 | Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit – Conductor | Shostakovich: Symphonies 5 & 9 |
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| 1997 | I Musici de Montréal | Ginastera/Villa-Lobos/Evangelista |
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| 1998 | James Sommerville; CBC Vancouver Orchestra; Mario Bernardi | Mozart Horn Concertos |
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| 1999 | Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon – musical director | Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks |
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| Year | Winner(s) | Album | Nominees | Ref. |
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| 2000 | Montreal Symphony Orchestra | Respighi: La Boutique Fantasque |
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| 2001 | Toronto Symphony Orchestra with Jukka-Pekka Saraste | Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite – Night Ride and Sunrise |
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| 2002 | James Ehnes (violin), Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit (conductor) | Max Bruch, Concertos 1 & 3 |
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| Year | Winner(s) | Album | Nominees | Ref. |
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| 2003 | James Ehnes and Mario Bernardi with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra | Bruch Concertos: Vol II |
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| 2004 | André Laplante (piano), Christopher Millard (bassoon), Robert Cram (flute), Joaquin Valdepenas (clarinet), CBC Radio Orchestra, Mario Bernardi – conductor | Concertos: Music of Jacques Hétu |
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| Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra | Bach Orchestral Suites | |||
| 2005 | Jeanne Lamon, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra | Dardanus/Le temple de la gloire: Music of Jean-Phillippe Rameau |
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| 2006 | Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Bruno Weil | Beethoven: Symphonies nos. 5 et 6 |
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| 2007 | James Ehnes and the Mozart Anniversary Orchestra | Mozart: Violin Concerti |
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| 2008 | James Ehnes/Bramwell Tovey/Vancouver Symphony Orchestra | Korngold, Barber & Walton Violin Concertos |
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| 2009 | Montreal Symphony Orchestra/Kent Nagano | Beethoven: Ideals of the French Revolution |
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| 2010 | Alain Lefèvre/London Mozart Players | Mathieu, Shostakovich, Mendelssohn: Concertino & Concertos |
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| 2011 | Scott St. John/Lara St. John | Mozart: Scott and Lara St. John/The Knights |
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| 2012 | Alexandre Da Costa/Montreal Symphony Orchestra | Daugherty: Fire and Blood |
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| 2013 | James Ehnes | Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto |
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| 2014 | James Ehnes | Britten & Shostakovich: Violin Concerti |
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| 2015 | Angela Hewitt | MOZART: Piano Concertos Nos. 22 & 24 |
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| 2016 | Montreal Symphony Orchestra with Olivier Latry and Jean-Willy Kunz | Symphony and New Works for Organ and Orchestra |
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| 2017 | Steve Wood and the Northern Cree Singers, Tanya Tagaq, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra | Going Home Star: Truth and Reconciliation |
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| 2018 | Jan Lisiecki with NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra | Chopin: Works for Piano & Orchestra |
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| 2019 | Toronto Symphony Orchestra conducted by Peter Oundjian feat. Louis Lortie, Sarah Jeffrey and Teng Li | Vaughan Williams |
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| 2020 | Montreal Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kent Nagano | The John Adams Album |
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| 2021 | Montreal Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kent Nagano feat. Andrew Wan | Ginastera - Bernstein - Moussa: Œuvres pour violon et orchestre/Works for Violin and Orchestra |
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| 2022 | L'Harmonie des saisons conducted by Eric Milnes ft. Hélène Brunet | Solfeggio |
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| 2023 | Orchestre de l'Agora conducted by Nicolas Ellis featuring Marina Thibeault | Viola Borealis |
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| 2024 | Orchestre classique de Montréal conducted by Jacques Lacombe | Maxime Goulet: Symphonie de la tempête de verglas |
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