Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance (original) (raw)
The Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance has been awarded since 1959. There have been several minor changes to the name of the award over this time:
- From 1959 to 1964 it was awarded as Best Classical Performance - Orchestra
- In 1965 it was Best Performance - Orchestra
- From 1966 to 1975 it returned to 'Best Classical Performance - Orchestra
- From 1977 to 1978 it was awarded as Best Classical Orchestral Performance
- From 1980 to 1981 it was awarded as Best Classical Orchestral Recording
- In 1983 it was awarded as Best Orchestral Performance
- In 1984 it was awarded as Best Orchestral Recording
- From 1985 to 1987 it returned to being called Best Classical Orchestral Recording
- From 1988 to 1989 it was once again called Best Orchestral Recording
- From 1990 to the present it has returned to being called Best Orchestral Performance
Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.
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2000s
- Grammy Awards of 2003
- Andreas Neubronner (producer), Peter Laenger (engineer), Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor) & the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra for Mahler: Symphony No. 6
- Grammy Awards of 2002
- Helmut Burk & Karl-August Naegler (producers), Jobst Eberhardt, Stephan Flock (engineers), Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Boulez Conducts Edgar Var�se (Am�riques; Arcana; D�serts; Ionisation)
- Grammy Awards of 2001
- Stephen Johns (producer), Mike Clements (engineer), Sir Simon Rattle (conductor) & the Berliner Philharmonic for Mahler: Sym. No. 10
- Grammy Awards of 2000
- Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), the Peninsula Boys Choir, the San Francisco Girls Choir & the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Stravinsky: Firebird; The Rite of Spring; Pers�phone
1990s
- Grammy Awards of 1999
- Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Mahler: Symphony No. 9
- Grammy Awards of 1998
- Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the Cleveland Orchestra for Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Tristia
- Grammy Awards of 1997
- Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor) & the San Francisco Symphony for Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (Scenes From the Ballet)
- Grammy Awards of 1996
- Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the Cleveland Orchestra for Debussy: La Mer
- Grammy Awards of 1995
- Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Bart�k: Concerto for Orchestra; Four Orchestral Pieces, Op. 12
- Grammy Awards of 1994
- Pierre Boulez (conductor)& the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Bart�k: The Wooden Prince
- Grammy Awards of 1993
- Leonard Bernstein (conductor) & the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra for Mahler: Symphony No. 9
- Grammy Awards of 1992
- Daniel Barenboim (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Corigliano: Symphony No. 1
- Grammy Awards of 1991
- Leonard Bernstein (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 7
- Grammy Awards of 1990
- Leonard Bernstein (conductor) & the New York Philharmonic for Mahler: Symphony No. 3 in D Minor
1980s
- Grammy Awards of 1989
- Robert Woods (producer), Louis Lane, Robert Shaw (conductors) & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for Rorem: String Symphony; Sunday Morning; Eagles
- Grammy Awards of 1988
- Michael Haas (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor
- Grammy Awards of 1987
- Michael Haas (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Liszt: A Faust Symphony
- Grammy Awards of 1986
- Robert Woods (producer), Robert Shaw (conductor) & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for Faur�: Pelleas et Melisande
- Grammy Awards of 1985
- Jay David Saks (producer), Leonard Slatkin (conductor) & the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra for Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B Flat
- Grammy Awards of 1984
- James Mallinson (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D
- Grammy Awards of 1983
- Jay David Saks, Thomas Z. Shepard (producers), James Levine (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Mahler: Sym. No. 7 in E Min. (Song of the Night)
- Grammy Awards of 1982
- James Mallinson (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor
- Grammy Awards of 1981
- Raymond Minshull (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 in A
- Grammy Awards of 1980
- James Mallinson (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Brahms: Symphonies (1-4)
1970s
- Grammy Awards of 1979
- Michel Glotz (producer), Herbert von Karajan (conductor) & the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra for Beethoven: Symphonies (9) (Complete)
- Grammy Awards of 1978
- Gunther Breest (producer), Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D
- Grammy Awards of 1977
- Raymond Minshull (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra
- Grammy Awards of 1976
- Pierre Boulez (conductor), the Camarata Singers & the New York Philharmonic for Ravel: Daphnis et Chlo� (Complete Ballet)
- Grammy Awards of 1975
- Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
- Grammy Awards of 1974
- Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the New York Philharmonic for Bart�k: Concerto for Orchestra
- Grammy Awards of 1973
- Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Mahler: Symphony No. 7 in E Minor
- Grammy Awards of 1972
- Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D
- Grammy Awards of 1971
- Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the Cleveland Orchestra for Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps
- Grammy Awards of 1970
- Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the Cleveland Orchestra for Boulez Conducts Debussy, Vol. 2 "Images Pour Orchestre"
1960s
- Grammy Awards of 1969
- Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the New Philharmonia Orchestra for Boulez Conducts Debussy (La Mer; Prelude A L'Apres-Midi D'Un Faune; Jeux)
- Grammy Awards of 1968
- Igor Stravinsky (conductor) & the Columbia Symphony Orchestra for Stravinsky: Firebird and Petrouchka Suites
- Grammy Awards of 1967
- Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) & the Boston Symphony Orchestra for Mahler: Symphony No. 6 in A Minor
- Grammy Awards of 1966
- Leopold Stokowski (conductor) & the American Symphony Orchestra for Ives: Symphony No. 4
- Grammy Awards of 1965
- Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) & the Boston Symphony Orchestra for Mahler: Symphony No. 5/Berg: Wozzeck Excerpts
- Grammy Awards of 1964
- Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) & the Boston Symphony Orchestra for Bart�k: Concerto for Orchestra
- Grammy Awards of 1963
- Igor Stravinsky (conductor) & the Columbia Symphony Orchestra for Stravinsky: The Firebird Ballet
- Grammy Awards of 1962
- Charles Munch (conductor) & the Boston Symphony Orchestra for Ravel: Daphnis et Chlo�
- Grammy Awards of 1961
- Fritz Reiner (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Bart�k: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste
- Grammy Awards of 1960
- Charles Munch (conductor) & the Boston Symphony Orchestra for Debussy: Images for Orchestra
1950s
- Grammy Awards of 1959
- Felix Slatkin (conductor) & the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra for Gaiete Parisienne