The Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year - Small Ensemble is an annual Canadian music award, presented by the Juno Awards to honour classical music recordings by small classical ensembles, such as chamber orchestras or collaborations between individual performers.
It was presented for the first time at the Juno Awards of 2022, as a split of the former category for Classical Album of the Year – Solo or Chamber Ensemble into separate awards for small ensembles and soloists. The category for Classical Album of the Year – Vocal or Choral Performance was also concurrently discontinued.
Winners and nominees Year Winner Album Nominees Ref.2022 Andrew Wan and Charles Richard-Hamelin Beethoven: Sonates pour violon et piano / Violin Sonatas Nos. 1, 2, 3 & 5Angèle Dubeau & La Pietà, Immersion ARC Ensemble, Klebanov: Chamber Works Collectif9, No Time for Chamber Music Standing Wave, 20C RemixHolly Gordon, "Here are all the 2022 Juno Award winners". CBC Music, May 14, 2022.2023 Elinor Frey and Rosa Barocca, conducted by Claude Lapalme Early Italian Cello ConcertosARC Ensemble, Hemsi: Chamber Works Andrew Balfour and Musica Intima, Nagamo Collectif9, Vagues et ombres Suzie LeBlanc, Marie Nadeau-Tremblay, Vincent Lauzer and Sylvain Bergeron, De la cour de Louis XIV à Shippagan! Chants traditionnels acadiens et airs de cour du XVIIe siècle Jenna Benchetrit and Arti Patel, "The Weeknd picks up 4 wins on Junos 2023 opening night". CBC News, March 11, 2023.2024 Constantinople Il Ponte di LeonardoAndrew Armstrong and James Ehnes, Mythes Les Barocudas, Basta parlare! Cheng² Duo, Portrait Angèle Dubeau and La Pietà Analekta, Portrait: Alex Baranowski "Junos 2024: full list of winners". CBC Music, March 23, 2024.2025 collectif9 RituælsCanadian Art Song Project, Known to Dreamers: Black Voices in Canadian Art Song Karina Gauvin, Marie Hubert: Fille du Roy Infusion Baroque, East Is East St. John–Mercer–Park Trio, Kevin Lau: Under a Veil of Stars "Junos 2025: full list of winners". CBC Music, March 30, 2025.2026 Mariko Anraku, Conrad Chow, Ron Korb, Rachel Mercer Kevin Lau: Kimiko's Pearl CC Duo and collectif9, Re/String Ensemble Caprice with Matthias Maute, Vivaldi Les Quatres Nations (reconstruites) Standing Wave Ensemble, in an archipelago Timothy Long and the Continuum Ensemble, Current: Missing, ATOM (Artists of the Opera Missing) Natalie Harmsen, Melody Lau, Holly Gordon and Kelsey Adams, "Here are all the 2026 Juno nominees". CBC Music, March 28, 2026.
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