Best Classical Instrumental Solo

The Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo recognizes excellence in classical instrumental solo recordings, including concertos and concerto-style works. The Grammy is awarded to the instrumental soloist(s) and conductor.

63rd Annual Grammy Awards • 2021

Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 2019 and Aug 30, 2020

Richard O'Neill won the 2021 Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo with "Theofanidis: Concerto For Viola And Chamber Orchestra"

Winners & Nominees 2021

Winner
Nominees

  • Theofanidis: Concerto For Viola And Chamber Orchestra

    Richard O'Neill, David Alan Miller

  • Kirill Gerstein

    Adès: Concerto For Piano And Orchestra

    Kirill Gerstein, Thomas Adès

  • Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas

    Igor Levit

  • Augustin Hadelich

    Bohemian Tales

    Augustin Hadelich, Jakub Hrůša

  • Daniil Trifonov

    Destination Rachmaninov - Arrival

    Daniil Trifonov, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Previous Winners

Year Winner Work
2026 Yo-Yo Ma, Andris Nelsons Shostakovich: The Cello Concertos All Nominees
2025 Víkingur Ólafsson Bach: Goldberg Variations All Nominees
2024 Yuja Wang, Teddy Abrams The American Project All Nominees
2023 Time For Three, Xian Zhang Letters For The Future All Nominees
2022 Jennifer Koh Alone Together All Nominees
2021 Richard O'Neill, David Alan Miller Theofanidis: Concerto For Viola And Chamber Orchestra All Nominees
2020 Nicola Benedetti, Cristian Măcelaru Marsalis: Violin Concerto; Fiddle Dance Suite All Nominees
2019 James Ehnes, Ludovic Morlot Kernis: Violin Concerto All Nominees
2018 Daniil Trifonov Transcendental All Nominees
2017 Zuill Bailey, Giancarlo Guerrero Daugherty: Tales Of Hemingway All Nominees
2016 Augustin Hadelich, Ludovic Morlot Dutilleux: Violin Concerto, L'Arbre Des Songes All Nominees
2015 Jason Vieaux Play All Nominees
2014 Evelyn Glennie, David Alan Miller Corigliano: Conjurer - Concerto For Percussionist & String Orchestra All Nominees
2013 Kim Kashkashian Kurtág & Ligeti: Music For Viola All Nominees
2012 Christopher Lamb, Giancarlo Guerrero Schwantner: Concerto For Percussion & Orchestra All Nominees
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