At this year’s Grammys, Naxos came out the big winner in the classical field. The British label won four awards, including the one for best orchestral performance.  Giancarlo Guerrero and the Nashville Symphony took that honor for their recording of Michael Daugherty’s Metropolis Symphony and Deus Ex Machina.

Decca walked away with two awards: best instrumental soloist performance with orchestra for Mitsuko Uchida’s recording of Mozart’s Piano Concertos Nos. 23 and 24 with the Cleveland Orchestra; and best classical vocal performance for Cecilia Bartoli’s album Sacrificium with Giovanni Antonini and Il Giardino Armonico.

The Juilliard String Quartet, both past and present members, were honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

Below is a listing of the classical winners:

• Best Classical Album – Verdi, Requiem: Ildar Abdrazakov, Olga Borodina, Barbara Frittoli, Mario Zaffiri, Riccardo Muti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (CSO Resound).
• Best Orchestral Performance – Daugherty, Metropolis Symphony: Giancarlo Guerrero, Nashville Symphony (Naxos).
• Best Opera Recording – Saariaho, L’Amour De Loin: Daniel Belcher, Ekaterina Lekhina, Marie-Ange Todorovitch, Kent Nagano, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Rundfunkchor Berlin (harmonia mundi).
• Best Choral Performance – Verdi, Requiem: Ildar Abdrazakov, Olga Borodina, Barbara Frittoli, Mario Zaffiri, Riccardo Muti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (CSO Resound).
• Best Instrumental Soloist Performance with Orchestra – Mozart, Piano Concertos Nos. 23 and 24: Mitsuko Uchida, Cleveland Orchestra (Decca).
• Best Instrumental Soloist Performance without Orchestra – Messiaen, Livre du Saint-Sacrement: Paul Jacobs (Naxos).
• Best Chamber Music Performance – Ligeti, String Quartets Nos. 1 and 2: Parker Quartet (Naxos).
• Best Small Ensemble Performance – Dinastia Borja: Jordi Savall, Hespèrion XXI, La Capella Reial De Catalunya (Alia Vox).
• Best Classical Vocal Performance – Sacrificium: Cecilia Bartoli, Giovanni Antonini, Il Giardino Armonico (Naxos).
• Best Classical Contemporary Composition – Daugherty, Deus Ex Machina: Giancarlo Guerrero, Nashville Symphony (Naxos).
• Best Classical Crossover Album – Christopher Tin, Calling All Dawns: Various vocalists, Lucas Richman, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Tin Works Publishing).