The Latin Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and promotes awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally. I was first presented at the 9th Latin Grammy Awards ceremony, which took place at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
The description of the category at the 2020 Latin Grammy Awards states that it is "for new vocal and instrumental recordings of original works or compositions that have been composed within the last twenty-five (25) years (a work/composition is not eligible if it was composed before 1995), and that were released for the first time during the Eligibility Period." The award goes to the composer(s) and not to the performer(s), unless they also participated in the composition of the piece. The category has been awarded ever since 2008 with the exception of 2019, when it was not presented.
Argentine composer Claudia Montero holds the record of most wins in this category followed by Argentine composer Carlos Franzetti with two victories.
Recipients
Year Recipient(s) Work Performing artist(s) Nominees Ref.2008Carlos José Castro "Concierto del sol" Mario Ulloa, Orquesta Filarmónica de Costa Rica Sérgio Assad "Tahhiyya li ossoulina" Sérgio and Odair Assad2009Gabriela Lena Frank "Inca Dances" Manuel Barrueco and Cuarteto Latinoamericano2010Lalo Schifrin "Pampas" Antonio Lysy 2011Paquito D'Rivera "Panamericana Suite" Paquito D'Rivera 2012Yalil Guerra "Seducción" Elizabeth Rebozo2013Carlos Franzetti "Zingaros" Carlos Franzetti2014 Claudia Montero "Concierto para violín y orquesta de cuerdas" Claudia Montero 2015Carlos Franzetti "Capriccio" Carlos Franzetti2016Claudia Montero "Cuarteto Para Buenos Aires"Claudia Montero 2017Leo Brouwer "Sonata del Decamerón Negro" Mabel Millán2018 Claudia Montero "Luces y Sombras. Concierto Para Guitarra y Orquesta De Cuerdas" Claudia Montero 2019Not awarded 2020 Carlos Fernando López & José Valentino "Sacre" Carlos Fernando López 2021 Roberto Sierra "Music from Cuba and Spain, Sierra: Sonata para Guitarra" Manuel Barrueco 2022 Sérgio Assad "Anido's Portrait: I. Chacarera" Berta Rojas2023 Paquito D'Rivera "Concerto Venezolano" Pacho Flores featuring Paquito D'Rivera 2024 Arturo Márquez "Fandango" Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel & Anne Akiko Meyers 2025 Gabriela Ortiz "Revolución Diamantina - Act I: The Sounds Cats Make, Act II: We Don't Love Each Other, Act III: Borders and Bodies, Act IV: Speaking the Unspeakable" Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale
References
External links Official site of the Latin Grammy Awards