Best Classical Contemporary Composition

47th Annual Grammy Awards • 2005

Honoring recordings released between October 1, 2003 – September 30, 2004

Lorin Maazel won the 2005 Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition with "Adams: On The Transmigration Of Souls"

Winners & Nominees 2005

Winner
Nominees

  • Adams: On The Transmigration Of Souls

    Lorin Maazel

  • Jennifer Higdon

    Higdon: Concerto For Orchestra

    Jennifer Higdon

  • Tigran Mansurian

    Mansurian: "...And Then I Was In Time Again"

    Tigran Mansurian

  • Previn: Violin Concerto "Anne-Sophie"

    Andre Previn

  • Silvestrov: Requiem For Larissa

    Valentin Silvestrov

Previous Years

Year Winner Title
2011 Michael Daugherty Daugherty, Michael: Deus Ex Machina All Nominees
2010 Jennifer Higdon Higdon, Jennifer: Percussion Concerto All Nominees
2009 John Corigliano Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems Of Bob Dylan All Nominees
2008 Joan Tower Made In America All Nominees
2007 Osvaldo Golijov Golijov: Ainadamar: Fountain Of Tears All Nominees
2006 William Bolcom Bolcom: Songs Of Innocence And Of Experience All Nominees
2005 Lorin Maazel Adams: On The Transmigration Of Souls All Nominees
2004 Dominick Argento Argento: Casa Guidi All Nominees
2003 John Tavener Tavener: Lamentations & Praises All Nominees
2002 Christopher Rouse Rouse: Concert De Gaudí For Guitar & Orchestra All Nominees
2001 George Crumb Crumb: Star-Child All Nominees
2000 Pierre Boulez Boulez: Répons All Nominees
1999 Krzysztof Penderecki Penderecki: Violin Concerto No. 2 "Metamorphosen" All Nominees
1998 John Adams Adams: El Dorado All Nominees
1997 John Corigliano Corigliano: String Quartet All Nominees
1996 Olivier Messiaen Messiaen: Concert A Quatre All Nominees
1995 Stephen Albert Albert: Cello Concerto All Nominees
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