The GRAMMYs
2026
Dec 1st, 2025
Best Orchestral Performance
Best Orchestral Performance
Best Orchestral Performance
Nominees for The GRAMMY Awards
2026
Previous Winner
Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina (Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Los Angeles Philharmonic)
Field
Criteria
Award to the conductor and to the orchestra.
Award to the conductor and to the orchestra.
Award to the conductor and to the orchestra.
The nominees for The GRAMMYs Best Orchestral Performance 2026 are Coleridge-Taylor: Toussaint L’Ouverture, Ballade Op. 4, Suites From '24 Negro Melodies', Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie, Ravel: Boléro, M. 81, Still & Bonds, Stravinsky: Symphony In Three Movements.
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Best Orchestral Performance
Aug 1, 2025
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Coleridge-Taylor: Toussaint L’Ouverture, Ballade Op. 4, Suites From '24 Negro Melodies'
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National Philharmonic
Aug 1, 2025
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Coleridge-Taylor: Toussaint L’Ouverture, Ballade Op. 4, Suites From '24 Negro Melodies'
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National Philharmonic
Aug 1, 2025
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Coleridge-Taylor: Toussaint L’Ouverture, Ballade Op. 4, Suites From '24 Negro Melodies'
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National Philharmonic
Jul 18, 2025
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Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie
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Boston Symphony Orchestra
Jul 18, 2025
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Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie
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Boston Symphony Orchestra
Jul 18, 2025
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Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie
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Boston Symphony Orchestra
Mar 13, 2025
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Ravel: Boléro, M. 81
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Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra Of Venezuela
Mar 13, 2025
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Ravel: Boléro, M. 81
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Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra Of Venezuela
Mar 13, 2025
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Ravel: Boléro, M. 81
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Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra Of Venezuela
Aug 29, 2025
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Still & Bonds
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The Philadelphia Orchestra
Aug 29, 2025
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Still & Bonds
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The Philadelphia Orchestra
Aug 29, 2025
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Still & Bonds
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The Philadelphia Orchestra
Jan 10, 2020
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Stravinsky: Symphony In Three Movements
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San Francisco Symphony
Jan 10, 2020
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Stravinsky: Symphony In Three Movements
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San Francisco Symphony
Jan 10, 2020
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Stravinsky: Symphony In Three Movements
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San Francisco Symphony
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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