Overview
- Best Orchestral Performance went to the BSO and music director Andris Nelsons for Messiaen’s Turangalîla-Symphonie.
- Best Classical Instrumental Solo honored Yo-Yo Ma with the BSO and Nelsons for Shostakovich’s cello concertos, marking Ma’s 20th Grammy.
- The Messiaen recording was captured at Symphony Hall in April 2024 for Deutsche Grammophon and released on Dec. 6, 2024.
- The Shostakovich concertos were recorded at Symphony Hall in October 2023 and issued as a standalone release.
- The BSO now holds 13 Grammys, with President and CEO Chad Smith praising the musicians, collaborators Yuja Wang and Cécile Lartigau, and the technical teams.