The Latin Grammy Award for Best Classical Album is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and promotes awareness of cultural diversity and the contributions of Latin musicians in the United States and worldwide. The award is given every year since the 1st Latin Grammy Awards ceremony, which took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
The description of the category at the 2020 Latin Grammy Awards states that "it encompasses movements of works that include from opera to compositions for symphony orchestras, instrumental or vocal soloists, chamber ensembles, choral music, electroacoustic music, etc." and includes classical music albums "in which participants are predominantly Latino composers, directors or performers in any of its forms: composition, performance, direction." The award is presented to solo artists, duos or groups, director, conductor, established orchestra/ensemble, producer(s), recording engineer(s) and mixing engineer(s) of 51% or more of the total playing time of the album.
Spanish singer and conductor Plácido Domingo is the most awarded artist in the category with four wins. He was also the first recipient of the award in 2000.
Winners and nominees
Year Recipient(s) Work Nominees Ref.2000 Tito Beltrán, Plácido Domingo, Manuel Lanza, Antoni Ros-Marbà & Elisabete Matos Michael Haas, producer La Dolores – Tomás Bretón2001 Carlos Álvarez, Plácido Domingo, Jane Henschel, José De Eusebio and Ana María Martínez Michael Haas, producer Albeniz: Merlin2002 Quarteto Amazônia Mario De Aratanha, producer Adiós Nonino – Quarteto Amazônia Toca Astor Piazzolla2003 Paquito D'Rivera Dania Devora & Jose Luis Ruperez, producers Historia del soldado2004 Various Artists Mario Adnet & Paulo Jobim, producers Jobim Sinfônico Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona I Nacional de Catalunya and José Serebrier Robert Suff, producer Carmen Symphony2005 Cuarteto de Cuerdas Buenos Aires and Paquito D'Rivera Andrea Merenzón, producer Riberas2006 Michel Camilo and Ernest Martínez Izquierdo Elaine Martone, producer Rhapsody In Blue2007 John Neschling John Neschling, conductor and producer Beethoven Abertura Consagração Da Casa Sinfonia Nº 6 Montserrat Caballé Carlos Caballé, producer La Canción Romántica Española2008 Plácido Domingo Sid McLauchlan, producer Pasión Española2009 Sonia Rubinsky Nikolaos Samaltanos, producer Villa-Lobos: Piano Music; Guia Pratico, Albums 10 and 11; Suite Infantil Nos. 1 and 22010 Leo Brouwer Amado Del Rosario, producer Integral Cuartetos de Cuerda Fernando Otero Fernando Otero, producer Vital2011 Brazilian Guitar Quartet Brazilian Guitar Quartet, producer Brazilian Guitar Quartet Plays Villa-Lobos2012 Cuarteto Latinoamericano Dan Merceruio, producer Brasileiro: Works of Francisco Mignone2013 Nelson Freire Dominic Fyfe, album producer Brasileiro2014 Plácido Domingo Christopher Alder, album producer Verdi2015 Débora Halász and Franz Halász Marcelo Amaral, Debora Halász & Johannes Müller, album producers Alma Brasileira Gabriela Montero Jonathan Allen, album producer Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 18 – Montero: Ex Patria, Op. 1 – Montero: Improvisations 2016 Cuarteto Latinoamericano and Jaramar Gerry Rosado, album producer El Hilo Invisible (Cantos Sefaradíes) 2017 Eddie Mora directing The Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Costa Rica Winnie Camila Berg, soloist Carlos Chaves, album producer Música de Compositores Costarricenses Vol. 2 2018 Claudia Montero José Manuel Domenech & Claudia Montero, album producers Mágica y Misteriosa 2019 Samuel Torres and La Nueva Filarmonía Ricardo Jaramillo, conductor Danilo Álvarez, Ricardo Jaramillo & Samuel Torres, producers Regreso 2020 Paulina Leisring & Domingo Pagliuca Samuel Pilafian, album producer Eternal Gratitude2021 Kristhyan Benitez Jon Feidner, album producer Latin American Classics 2022 Berta Rojas Sebastián Henríquez, album producer Legado2023 Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra & National Choir; Ollantay Velasquez, conductor Maria Beatriz Cardenas (Tatiz), Huáscar Barradas, Eugenio Carreño & Eduardo Martinez Planas, album producers Huáscar Barradas Four Elements Immersive Symphony for Orchestra and Chorus 2024 Los Angeles Philharmonic, Anne Akiko Meyers & Gustavo Castillo, performers; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Dmitry Lipay, album producer Fandango 2025 Isabel Dobarro Javier Monteverde, album producer Kaleidoscope - Contemporary Piano Music by Female Composers from Around The World
References
External links Official site of the Latin Grammy Awards