The GRAMMYs
2026
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)
Field
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
Nov 15, 2024
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Dennehy: Land Of Winter
Nov 15, 2024
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Dennehy: Land Of Winter
Nov 15, 2024
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Dennehy: Land Of Winter
Jun 20, 2025
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La Mer - French Piano Trios
Jun 20, 2025
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La Mer - French Piano Trios
Jun 20, 2025
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La Mer - French Piano Trios
Aug 1, 2025
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Lullabies For The Brokenhearted
Aug 1, 2025
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Lullabies For The Brokenhearted
Aug 1, 2025
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Lullabies For The Brokenhearted
Slavic Sessions
Slavic Sessions
Slavic Sessions
Apr 11, 2025
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Standard Stoppages
Apr 11, 2025
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Standard Stoppages
Apr 11, 2025
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Standard Stoppages
Other awards in this field
Classical
Other awards in this field
Classical
Other awards in this field
Classical
Best Orchestral Performance
Best Orchestral Performance
Best Opera Recording
Best Opera Recording
Best Choral Performance
Best Choral Performance
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Best Classical Compendium
Best Classical Compendium
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
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