Best Classical Orchestral Performance

20th Annual Grammy Awards • 1978

Honoring recordings released between October 1, 1976 – September 30, 1977

Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor won the 1978 Grammy Award for Best Classical Orchestral Performance with "Mahler: Symphony No. 9 In D"

Winners & Nominees 1978

Winner
Nominees

  • Mahler: Symphony No. 9 In D

    Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor

  • Bartók: The Wooden Prince

    Pierre Boulez, conductor

  • Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 In C Minor (Album)

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

  • Mahler: Symphony No. 3 In D Minor (Album)

    James Levine, conductor

  • Ravel: Bolero

    Georg Solti, conductor

  • Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (Album)

    Andre Previn, conductor

Previous Years

Year Winner Title
1979 Herbert von Karajan Beethoven: Symphonies (9) (Complete) All Nominees
1978 Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor Mahler: Symphony No. 9 In D All Nominees
1977 Georg Solti, conductor Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra All Nominees