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Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo
American music industry award
American music industry award
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo |
| awarded_for | quality classic instrumental solos |
| imagesize | 100px |
| alt | A gold gramophone trophy with a plaque set on a table |
| caption | Gilded gramophone trophy presented to Grammy Award winners |
| presenter | National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |
| country | United States |
| year | 2012 |
| holder | Vikingur Ólafsson – Bach: Goldberg Variations (2025) |
| 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.
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 | Recipient(s) | Work | Nominees | Ref. | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giancarlo Guerrero (conductor) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Christopher Lamb (with the Nashville Symphony) | Schwantner: Concerto for Percussion & Orchestra | {{smalldiv | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kim Kashkashian | Kurtág & Ligeti: Music for Viola | {{smalldiv | ||||||||||||||||||
| Evelyn Glennie (soloist) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| David Alan Miller (conductor) (with the Albany Symphony Orchestra) | Corigliano: Conjurer - Concerto for Percussionist & String Orchestra | {{smalldiv | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jason Vieaux | Play | {{smalldiv | ||||||||||||||||||
| Augustin Hadelich (soloist) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ludovic Morlot (conductor) | Dutilleux: Violin Concerto, L'Arbre Des Songes | {{smalldiv | ||||||||||||||||||
| Zuill Bailey (soloist) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Giancarlo Guerrero (conductor) | Daugherty: Tales of Hemingway | {{smalldiv | ||||||||||||||||||
| Daniil Trifonov | Transcendental | {{smalldiv | ||||||||||||||||||
| James Ehnes (soloist); Ludovic Morlot (conductor) | Kernis: Violin Concerto | {{smalldiv | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nicola Benedetti (soloist), Cristian Măcelaru (conductor) | Marsalis: Violin Concerto; Fiddle Dance Suite | {{smalldiv | ||||||||||||||||||
| Richard O'Neill (soloist); David Alan Miller (conductor) | Theofanidis: Concerto for Violin and Chamber Orchestra | {{smalldiv | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jennifer Koh | Alone Together | {{smalldiv | ||||||||||||||||||
| Time For Three (artist); Xian Zhang (conductor) | Letters for the Future | {{smalldiv | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yuja Wang (soloist); Teddy Abrams (conductor) | The American Project | |||||||||||||||||||
| Vikingur Ólafsson | Bach: Goldberg Variations | |||||||||||||||||||
| Winner TBA on 1 February 2026 |
References
References
- "Grammy Awards Restructuring".
- "Grammy Awards 2012: Complete Winners And Nominees List". The Hollywood Reporter.
- "List of nominees 2013".
- "Grammys 2013: Winners List".
- "56th GRAMMY Awards: Full Winners List".
- "Grammys 2015: And the Winners Are ...".
- "Grammy Awards 2016: See the Full Winners List".
- "59th Annual GRAMMY Awards Winners & Nominees". GRAMMY.com.
- "Breaking Music News & Events | GRAMMY.com".
- (November 24, 2020). "2021 GRAMMYs Awards Show: Complete Winners & Nominees List". Grammy.com.
- "2022 Grammy Nominations List".
- "2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Complete Nominees List".
- "2025 GRAMMYs: See The Full Nominations List {{!}} GRAMMY.com".
- "2026 GRAMMYS: See The Full Nominations List {{!}} GRAMMY.com".
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