2021 Grammy Nominees Announced
Congratulations to the 2021 Grammy nominees: David Robertson, Sir Donald Runnicles, JoAnn Falletta, Brooklyn Rider, Daniil Trifonov with The Philadelphia Orchestra, David Alan Miller, Nicholas Phan, Julian Wachner, Arthur Woodley, and Giancarlo Guerrero.
Best Opera Recording
GERSHWIN: PORGY AND BESS
David Robertson, conductor; Angel Blue & Eric Owens, Arthur Woodley; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
ZEMLINSKY: DER ZWERG Donald Runnicles, conductor; David Butt Philip & Elena Tsallagova; Peter Ghirardini & Erwin Stürzer, producers (Orchestra Of The Deutsche Oper Berlin; Chorus Of The Deutsche Oper Berlin)
Best Choral Performance
(Also nominated for Best Engineered Album)
Danielpour: The Passion of Yeshuah JoAnn Falletta, conductor; James K. Bass & Adam Luebke, chorus masters (James K. Bass, J’Nai Bridges, Timothy Fallon, Kenneth Overton, Hila Plitmann & Matthew Worth; Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus & UCLA Chamber Singers)
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Healing Modes
Brooklyn Rider
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Destination Rachmaninov – Arrival Daniil Trifonov; Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor (The Philadelphia Orchestra)
Theofanidis: Concerto for Viola and Chamber Orchestra Richard O’Neill; David Alan Miller, conductor (Albany Symphony)
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Clairières – Songs by Lili & Nadia Boulanger
Nicholas Phan; Myra Huang, accompanist
Best Classical Compendium
Woolf, L.P.: Fire and Flood Matt Haimovitz; Julian Wachner, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Danielpour: The Passion of Yeshuah
Richard Danielpour, composer (JoAnn Falletta, James K. Bass, Adam Luebke, UCLA Chamber Singers, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra & Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus)
Rouse: Symphony No. 5 Christopher Rouse, composer (Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)
Visit Grammy.com for the complete list of nominees.