The Grammy award for Best Orchestral Performance has been awarded from the very first Grammys in 1959. The Recording Academy has changed the name of this category a few times over the decades. It was initially known as Best Classical Performance – Orchestra from 1959 till 1964, in 1965 it was simply Best Performance – Orchestra, over time it changed from Best Classical Orchestral Recording to Best Orchestral Recording and finally Best Orchestral Performance. The award is usually given to the conductor and the orchestra.
Winners: Grammys Best Orchestral Performance
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Year
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Winner/s
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Performance
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2010
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James Levine (conductor) and the Boston Symphony Orchestra
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Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe
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2007
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Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor) and the San Francisco Symphony
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Mahler: Symphony No. 7
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2006
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Mariss Jansons (conductor), Sergey Aleksashkin; Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
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Shostakovich: Sym. No. 13
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2005
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Lorin Maazel (conductor), the Brooklyn Youth Chorus, New York Choral & the New York Philharmonic
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Adams: On the Transmigration of Souls
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2004
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Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the Vienna Philharmonic
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Mahler: Symphony No. 3 performed by Anne Sofie von Otter, Johannes Prinz, Gerald Wirth, the Vienna Boys' Choir & the Women's Chorus of the Vienna Singverein
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2003
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Andreas Neubronner (producer), Peter Laenger (engineer), Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor) & the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
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Mahler: Symphony No. 6
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2002
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Helmut Burk & Karl-August Naegler (producers), Jobst Eberhardt, Stephan Flock (engineers), Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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Boulez Conducts Edgard Varèse (Amériques; Arcana; Déserts; Ionisation)
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2001
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Stephen Johns (producer), Mike Clements (engineer), Sir Simon Rattle (conductor) & the Berliner Philharmonic
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Mahler: Symphony No. 10
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2000
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Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), the Peninsula Boys Choir, the San Francisco Girl's Chorus & the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra & Chorus
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Stravinsky: Firebird; The Rite of Spring; Perséphone
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1999
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Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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Mahler: Symphony No. 9
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1998
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Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the Cleveland Orchestra
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Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Tristia
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1997
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Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor) & the San Francisco Symphony
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Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (Scenes From the Ballet)
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1996
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Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the Cleveland Orchestra
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Debussy: La Mer
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1995
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Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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Bartók: Concerto - Orchestra; Four Orchestral Pieces, Op. 12
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1994
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Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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Bartók: The Wooden Prince
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1993
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Leonard Bernstein (conductor) & the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
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Mahler: Symphony No. 9
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1992
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Daniel Barenboim (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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Corigliano: Symphony No. 1
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1991
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Leonard Bernstein (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 7
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1990
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Leonard Bernstein (conductor) & the New York Philharmonic
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Mahler: Symphony No. 3 in D Minor
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1989
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Robert Woods (producer), Louis Lane, Robert Shaw (conductors) & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
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Rorem: String Symphony; Sunday Morning; Eagles
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1988
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Michael Haas (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor
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1987
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Michael Haas (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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Liszt: A Faust Symphony
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1986
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Robert Woods (producer), Robert Shaw (conductor) & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
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Fauré: Pelleas et Melisande
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1985
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Jay David Saks (producer), Leonard Slatkin (conductor) & the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
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Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B Flat
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1984
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James Mallinson (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D
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1983
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Jay David Saks, Thomas Z. Shepard (producers), James Levine (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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Mahler: Symphony No. 7 in E Min. (Song of the Night)
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1982
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James Mallinson (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus
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Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor
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1981
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Raymond Minshull (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 in A
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1980
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James Mallinson (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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Brahms: Symphonies (1, 2, 3 & 4)
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1979
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Michel Glotz (producer), Herbert von Karajan (conductor) & the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
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Beethoven: Symphonies (9) (Complete)
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1978
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Gunther Breest (producer), Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D
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1977
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Raymond Minshull (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra
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1976
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Pierre Boulez (conductor), the Camarata Singers & the New York Philharmonic
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Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé (Complete Ballet)
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1975
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Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
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1974
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Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the New York Philharmonic
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Bartók: Concerto - Orchestra
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1973
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Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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Mahler: Symphony No. 7 in E Minor
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1972
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Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D
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1971
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Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the Cleveland Orchestra
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Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps
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1970
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Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the Cleveland Orchestra
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Boulez Conducts Debussy, Vol. 2 "Images Pour Orchestre"
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1969
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Pierre Boulez (conductor) & the New Philharmonia Orchestra
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Boulez Conducts Debussy (La Mer; Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Jeux)
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1968
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Igor Stravinsky (conductor) & the Columbia Symphony Orchestra
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Stravinsky: Firebird and Petrouchka Suites
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1967
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Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) & the Boston Symphony Orchestra
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Mahler: Symphony No. 6 in A Minor
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1966
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Leopold Stokowski (conductor) & the American Symphony Orchestra
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Ives: Symphony No. 4
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1965
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Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) & the Boston Symphony Orchestra
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Mahler: Symphony No. 5/Berg: Wozzeck Excerpts
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1964
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Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) & the Boston Symphony Orchestra
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Bartók: Concerto - Orchestra
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1963
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Igor Stravinsky (conductor) & the Columbia Symphony Orchestra
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Stravinsky: The Firebird Ballet
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1962
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Charles Münch (conductor) & the Boston Symphony Orchestra
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Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé
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1961
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Fritz Reiner (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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Bartók: Music - Strings, Percussion and Celesta
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1960
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Charles Münch (conductor) & the Boston Symphony Orchestra
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Debussy: Images - Orchestra
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1959
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Felix Slatkin (conductor) & the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
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Gaiete Parisienne
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