Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2023 winners revealed

Tuesday, October 10, 2023

The winners of this year's Gramophone Classical Music Awards were revealed at the awards ceremony last week

The 2023 Gramophone Classical Music Awards ceremony took place on 4 October at the De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms in London. Presented by the magazine's editor-in-chief James Jolly, the ceremony featured live performances from many of this year's winners.

This year's winners, along with commentary from Gramophone's leading writers, can be found below:

Recording categories

  • Choral - John Cage Choral works performed by Latvian Radio Choir / Sigvards Kļava and recorded by Ondine 
  • Concerto - Elgar ‘Viola Concerto’ Bloch Suite For Viola and Orchestra performed by Timothy Ridout and the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Martyn Brabbins and recorded by Harmonia Mundi
  • Chamber - Mozart String Quintets – No 3, K515; No 4, K516 performed by Ébène Quartet with Antoine Tamestit and recorded by Erato
  • Concept Album - Battle Cry: She Speaks performed by Helen Charlston and Toby Carr and recorded by Delphian
  • Contemporary - Wennäkoski Sigla. Flounce. Sedecim performed by Sivan Magen and the Finnish RSO conducted by Nicholas Collon and recorded by Ondine
  • Early Music - Daser Polyphonic Masses performed by the Huelgas Ensemble conducted by Paul Van Nevel and recorded by Deutsche Harmonia Mundi
  • Instrumental - Bartók. Eötvös. Ligeti. Veress Music for Solo Violin and Viola performed by Nurit Stark and recorded by BIS
  • Opera - Tippett The Midsummer Marriage performed by Robert Murray, Rachel Nicholls, Ashley Riches, Jennifer France, Toby Spence, Claire Barnett-Jones, Susan Bickley, Joshua Bloomas well as the English National Opera Chorus and London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir conducted by Edward Gardner and recorded by LPO
  • Orchestral & Recording of the Year - Nielsen Symphonies Nos 4, ‘The Inextinguishable’ and 5 performed by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Fabio Luisi and recorded by DG
  • Piano - Szymanowski Piano Works performed by Krystian Zimerman and recorded by DG
  • Song - Fauré Complete Songs performed by Cyrille Dubois and Tristan Raës and recorded by Aparté
  • Spatial Audio - Wagner Die Walkürev performed by Soloists and the Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Sir Georg Solti and recorded by Decca
  • Voice & Ensemble - Rivales performed by Véronique Gens, Sandrine Piau and Le Concert de la Loge conducted by Julien Chauvin and recorded by Alpha


Special Awards

Watch the Gramophone Awards highlights

Highlights from the ceremony, featuring 'thrilling live performances from some of the greatest classical musicians of our time' are available on Gramophone's YouTube channel and on medici.tv, classicfm.com and on gramophone.co.uk. 

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