Isabelle Faust, Alisa Weilerstein, Nicholas Phan, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir & Daniil Trifonov
Gramophone Awards 2026 Shortlist
Congratulations to the artists on our roster who were selected for the Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2026 Shortlist! The shortlist consists of 66 recordings (six in each of the 11 recording categories) and are presented with Presto Music,
Isabelle Faust
CHAMBER
JS Bach Sonatas for Violin and Continuo – No 2 in G, BWV1021; No 4 in E minor, BWV1023; No 5 in C minor, BWV1024. Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord – in G, BWV1019a; in G minor, BWV1029. Fugue in G minor, BWV1026a
Isabelle Faust vn Kristin von der Goltz vc Kristian Bezuidenhout hpd
Harmonia Mundi
CONCERTO
Ligeti · Kurtág
Kurtág Aus der Ferne – III; V
Ligeti Concert Românesc. Piano Concerto. Violin Concerto
Isabelle Faust, Martial Gauthier vn Carole Roth va Robin Michael vc Jean-Frédéric Neuburger pf Les Siècles / François-Xavier Roth
Harmonia Mundi
Telemann
Circle Canon in E minor (attrib Quantz). Concerto in D for Trumpet, Violin, Cello and Strings, TWV53:D5a. Fantasia a 3, TWV40:4. Ouverture-Suite in B minor, TWV55:h4. Sonata in D for Trumpet and Strings, TWV44:1a. Suite, ‘Gulliver’s Travels’, TWV40:108. Violin Concertos – in A, ‘The Frogs’, TWV51:A4; in A minor TWV51:a1
Isabelle Faust vn Ute Hartwich tpt Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin / Bernhard Forck vn
Harmonia Mundi
Nicholas Phan
SONG
R Clarke Three Irish Country Songs. Three Old English Songs.
Gweneth Ann Rand sop Kitty Whately mez Nicholas Phan ten Roderick Williams bar Max Baillie, Karen Gomyo, Erin Keefe vn Paul Neubauer va Mark Kosower vc Anna Tilbrook pf
Signum
OPERA
Saariaho Adriana Mater
Fleur Barron, Axelle Fanyo, Christopher Purves bar Tsargo
San Francisco Symphony Chorus and Orchestra / Esa-Pekka Salonen
Deutsche Grammophon
Daniil Trifonov
PIANO
Tchaikovsky Album for the Young, Op 39. Piano Sonata No 2 in C sharp minor, Op 80. The Sleeping Beauty, Op 66 – Concert Suite (transcr Pletnev). Thème original et variations, Op 19 No 6
Daniil Trifonov pf
Deutsche Grammophon
Alisa Weilerstein
CONTEMPORARY
Ortiz Dzonot. Seis Piezas a Violeta. Yanga
Alisa Weilerstein vc Joanne Pearce Martin pf Los Angeles Master Chorale; Tambuco Percussion Ensemble; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra / Gustavo Dudamel
Platoon
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
CHORAL
Pärt ‘… Lente’
Berliner Messe. Erster und zweiter Alleluiavers zum Weihnachtsfest. Festina lente. Silouan’s Song. Stabat mater. Trisagion. Veni Sancte Spiritus
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; Concerto Copenhagen / Tõnu Kaljuste
Berlin Classics