The GRAMMYs

2026

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

Dec 1st, 2025

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

Nominees for The GRAMMY Awards

2026

Previous Winner

Rectangles and Circumstance (Caroline Shaw & Sō Percussion)

Criteria

For new recordings by chamber/small ensembles (≤24 members, excluding conductor); award to ensemble and conductor (if applicable).

For new recordings by chamber/small ensembles (≤24 members, excluding conductor); award to ensemble and conductor (if applicable).

For new recordings by chamber/small ensembles (≤24 members, excluding conductor); award to ensemble and conductor (if applicable).

The nominees for The GRAMMYs Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance 2026 are Dennehy: Land Of Winter (Alan Pierson, Alarm Will Sound), La Mer - French Piano Trios (Neave Trio), Lullabies For The Brokenhearted (Lili Haydn, Paul Cantelon), Slavic Sessions, Standard Stoppages (Third Coast Percussion).

Read on for more information about all the nominees and their contributors..

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

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