2024 Wise Music Group Grammy Nominations

The Recording Academy has revealed the nominations for the 66th Grammy Awards. There are 94 categories in total and you can find the full nominations list here. The ceremony itself will take place on 4 Feb 2024 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

Huge congratulations to our artist, composer and multi-instrumentalist Ólafur Arnalds on his 3rd Grammy Awards nomination! His album "Some Kind Of Peace (Piano Reworks)" is nominated in the category "Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album" - including some amazing re-works by our artists and composers Eydís Evensen, Dustin O'Halloran and Hania Rani.

Here is the full list of our Wise Music Group nominees:

Best New Age, Ambient Or Chant Album

Ólafur Arnalds - Some Kind Of Peace (Piano Reworks)

Best Orchestral Performance - Award to the Conductor and to the Orchestra.

Price: Symphony No. 4; Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor (The Philadelphia Orchestra)

Best Opera Recording

Corigliano: The Lord Of Cries

Gil Rose, conductor; Anthony Roth Costanzo, Kathryn Henry, Jarrett Ott & David Portillo; Gil Rose, producer (Boston Modern Orchestra Project & Odyssey Opera Chorus)

Best Choral Performance

Award to the Conductor, and to the Choral Director and/or Chorus Master where applicable and to the Choral Organization/Ensemble.

Ligeti: Lux Aeterna

Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (San Francisco Symphony Chorus)

Saariaho: Reconnaissance

Nils Schweckendiek, conductor (Uusinta Ensemble; Helsinki Chamber Choir)


Best Classical Instrumental Solo

Award to the Instrumental Soloist(s) and to the Conductor when applicable.

Adams, John Luther: Darkness And Scattered Light

Robert Black


Best Classical Compendium

Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s) and Engineer(s) of over 50% playing time of the album, and to the Composer and Librettist (if applicable) with over 50% playing time of a world premiere recording only.

Julius Eastman, Vol. 3: If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich?

Christopher Rountree, conductor; Lewis Pesacov, producer

Mazzoli: Dark With Excessive Bright

Peter Herresthal; Tim Weiss, conductor; Hans Kipfer, producer

 

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

A Composer's Award. (For a contemporary classical composition composed within the last 25 years, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year.) Award to the librettist, if applicable.

Mazzoli: Dark With Excessive Bright

Peter Herresthal; Tim Weiss, conductor; Hans Kipfer, producer