Best Contemporary Composition
36th Annual Grammy Awards • 1994
Honoring recordings released between October 1, 1992 – September 30, 1993
Oliver Knussen, conductor won the 1994 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Composition with "Carter: Violin Concerto"
Winners & Nominees 1994
Winner
Nominees
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Carter: Violin Concerto
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Bolcom: Orphee-Serenade (Album)
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Erb: Cello Concerto
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Tippett: Byzantium
Previous Years
| Year | Winner | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Elliott Carter | Carter: Violin Concerto | All Nominees |
| 1993 | Samuel Barber | Barber: The Lovers | All Nominees |
| 1992 | John Corigliano | Corigliano: Symphony No. 1 | All Nominees |
| 1991 | Leonard Bernstein | Bernstein: Arias & Barcarolles | All Nominees |
| 1990 | Steve Reich | Reich: Different Trains | All Nominees |
| 1989 | John Adams | Adams: Nixon In China | All Nominees |
| 1988 | Krzysztof Penderecki | Penderecki: Cello Concerto No. 2 | All Nominees |
| 1987 | Witold Lutoslawski | Lutoslawski: Symphony No. 3 | All Nominees |
| 1986 | Andrew Lloyd Webber | Lloyd Webber: Requiem | All Nominees |
| 1963 | Igor Stravinsky | Stravinsky: The Flood | All Nominees |