The Gramophone Classical Music Awards,[1] launched in 1977, are one of the most significant honours bestowed on recordings in the classical record industry.[2][3] They are often viewed as equivalent to[4] or surpassing[5][6] the American Grammy award, and referred to as the Oscars for classical music.[7][8][9] They are widely regarded as the most influential and prestigious classical music awards in the world.[10][11] According to Matthew Owen, national sales manager for Harmonia Mundi USA, "ultimately it is the classical award, especially worldwide."[12]
The winners are selected annually by critics for the Gramophone magazine and various members of the industry, including retailers, broadcasters, arts administrators, and musicians. Awards are usually presented in September each year in London.
Category | 2021[40] | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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Artist of the Year | James Ehnes | Barbara Hannigan | Véronique Gens | ||
Chamber | Takács Quartet, Garrick Ohlsson - Beach: Piano Quintet, Elgar: Piano Quintet | Ébène Quartet, Nicolas Altstaedt, Antoine Tamestit - Monk: "'Round Midnight" | Ébène Quartet, Antoine Tamestit - Mozart: String Quintet Nos. 3 & 4 | ||
Choral | Richard Egarr conducting the Academy of Ancient Music Choir, Stefanie True, Helen Charlston, Gwilym Bowen, Morgan Pearse - Dussek: Messe Solemnelle | Raphaël Pichon conducting Pygmalion - Bach: St Matthew Passion | Sigvards Kļava conducting the Latvian Radio Choir: Cage: Choral Works | ||
Concept Album | Christian-Pierre La Marca - Cello 360 | Das Freie Orchester Berlin, Jarkko Riihimäki, Emily D'Angelo - Enargeia | Helen Charlston, Toby Carr - Battle Cry: She Speaks | ||
Concerto | Vladimir Jurowski conducting the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia, Alina Ibragimova, Yevgeny Svetlanov - Shostakovich: Violin Concertos | Kirill Petrenko, Daniel Harding, Alan Gilbert conducting the Berlin Philharmonic, Frank Peter Zimmermann - Bartók: Violin Concerto, Beethoven: Violin Concerto, Berg: Violin Concerto | Martyn Brabbins conducting the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Timothy Ridout - Elgar: Viola Concerto, Bloch: Suite for Viola and Orchestra | ||
Contemporary | Martyn Brabbins conducting the Nash Ensemble, Susan Bickley - Pickard: The Gardener of Aleppo, etc. | Cornelius Meister conducting the Bavarian State Orchestra and Chorus - Abrahamsen: The Snow Queen | Nicholas Collon conducting the Finnish Royal Symphony Orchestra, Sivan Magen - Wennäkoski: Sigla, Sedecim | ||
Early Music | Peter Phillips conducting The Tallis Scholars - Josquin: Masses, Missa Hercules Dux Ferrariae, Missa D'ung aultre amer, Missa Faisant regretz | Jean-Christophe Groffe conducting Ensemble Thélème - Josquin: Baisé moy, ma doulce amye | Paul Van Nevel conducting the Huelgas Ensemble: Daser: Polyphonic Masses | ||
Instrumental | Sean Shibe - Bach: Lute Suites | James Ehnes - Ysaÿe: Six Sonatas for Solo Violin (Op. 27) | Nurit Stark - Bartók, Eötvös, Ligeti, Veress: Music for Solo Violin and Viola | ||
Label of the Year | Deutsche Grammophon | Chandos Records | BIS Records | ||
Lifetime Achievement | Gundula Janowitz | Daniel Barenboim | Felicity Lott | ||
Opera | Edward Gardner conducting the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, Stuart Skelton, Erin Wall, Roderick Williams, Susan Bickley, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Robert Murray, James Gilchrist, Marcus Farnsworth - Britten: Peter Grimes | Kirill Petrenko conducting the Bavarian State Opera - Korngold: Die tote Stadt | Edward Gardner conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, English National Opera Chorus, Robert Murray, Rachel Nicholls, Ashley Riches, Jennifer France, Toby Spence, Claire Barnett-Jones, Susan Bickley, Joshua Bloom - Tippett: The Midsummer Marriage | ||
Orchestra of the Year | Minnesota Orchestra | Budapest Festival Orchestra | Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen | ||
Orchestral | Paavo Järvi conducting the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra - Schmidt: Complete Symphonies | Kirill Petrenko conducting the Bavarian State Opera - Mahler: Symphony No. 7 | Fabio Luisi conducting the Danish National Symphony Orchestra - Nielsen: Symphony Nos. 4 & 5 | ||
Piano | Piotr Anderszewski - Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 excerpts | Krystian Zimerman - Szymanowski: Piano Works | |||
Recording of the Year | Edward Gardner conducting the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, Stuart Skelton, Erin Wall, Roderick Williams, Susan Bickley, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Robert Murray, James Gilchrist, Marcus Farnsworth - Britten: Peter Grimes | Kirill Petrenko conducting the Bavarian State Opera - Korngold: Die tote Stadt (Opera) | Fabio Luisi conducting the Danish National Symphony Orchestra - Nielsen: Symphony Nos. 4 & 5 (Orchestral) | ||
Song | Vision String Quartet, Tamer Pinarbasi, Henning Sieverts, Tim Allhoff, Itamar Doari, Burcu Karadağ, Rafael Aguirre, Fatma Said, Malcolm Martineau - "El Nour"[41] | Asmik Grigorian, Lukas Geniušas - Rachmaninoff: "Dissonance" | Cyrille Dubois, Tristan Raës - Fauré: Complete Songs | ||
Special Achievement | Boston Modern Orchestra Project | Leif Ove Andsnes, Mahler Chamber Orchestra - Mozart Momentum | - |
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Spatial Audio | Stile Antico - The Golden Renaissance: Josquin Des Prez | John Wilson conducting the Sinfonia of London - Ravel: Orchestral Works | Georg Solti conducting the Vienna Philharmonic - Wagner: Die Walküre | ||
Voice & Ensemble | Ludovic Tézier with Frédéric Chaslin conducting the Teatro Comunale di Bologna Orchestra - Verdi | Michael Spyres with Marko Letonja conducting the Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra - BariTenor | Sandrine Piau, Véronique Gens with Julien Chauvin conducting Le Concert de la Loge - Rivales | ||
Young Artist of the Year | Fatma Said | Johan Dalene | Stella Chen |