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First awarded
  
1997

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Grammy Awards

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Steve ReichThird Coast Percussion, Steve Reich, Winner, Chamber Works by Jerzy FitelbergARC Ensemble, Chamber Works by Jerzy Fitelberg, Nominee, Trios from Our HomelandsLincoln Trio, Trios from Our Homelands, Nominee, Serious BusinessSpektral Quartet, Serious Business, Nominee, REFLECTIONSTrondheim Soloists - Øyvind Gimse - Geir Inge Lotsberg, REFLECTIONS, Nominee, FilamentEighth Blackbird, Filament, Winner, Shostakovich: Piano Quintet; String Quartet No 2Marc-André Hamelin - Takács Quartet, Shostakovich: Piano Quintet; String Quartet No 2, Nominee, RenderRoomful of Teeth - Brad Wells, Render, Nominee, Brahms: The Piano TriosChristian Tetzlaff - Lars Vogt - Tanja Tetzlaff, Brahms: The Piano Trios, Nominee, Airdancing for Toy Piano - Piano - and ElectronicsNadia Shpachenko - Genevieve Feiwen Lee, Airdancing for Toy Piano - Piano - and Electronics, Nominee, In 27 Pieces: The Hilary Hahn EncoresHilary Hahn - Cory Smythe, In 27 Pieces: The Hilary Hahn Encores, Winner, Partch: Castor & PolluxHarry Partch, Partch: Castor & Pollux, Nominee, Martinů: Cello Sonatas 1-3 / Works by Sibelius and MustonenSteven Isserlis - Olli Mustonen, Martinů: Cello Sonatas 1-3 / Works by Sibelius and Mustonen, Nominee, Dreams & PrayersDavid Krakauer - A Far Cry, Dreams & Prayers, Nominee, Sing Thee NowellNew York Polyphony, Sing Thee Nowell, Nominee, Roomful Of TeethRoomful of Teeth - Brad Wells, Roomful Of Teeth, Winner, DuoHélène Grimaud - Sol Gabetta, Duo, Nominee, Beethoven: Violin SonatasLeonidas Kavakos - Enrico Pace, Beethoven: Violin Sonatas, Nominee, Cage: The 10 - 000 ThingsWilliam Winant - Vicki Ray - Tom Peters -, Cage: The 10 - 000 Things, Nominee, Times Go By TurnsNew York Polyphony, Times Go By Turns, Nominee, MeanwhileEighth Blackbird, Meanwhile, Winner, AmericanaModern Mandolin Quartet, Americana, Nominee, Profanes Et SacréesBoston Symphony Chamber Players, Profanes Et Sacrées, Nominee, Mind MeldZOFO Duet, Mind Meld, Nominee, Rupa-KhandhaLos Angeles Percussion Quartet, Rupa-Khandha, Nominee

The Grammy Award for Best Small Ensemble Performance (from 2013: Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance) has been awarded since 1997. In its early years, its title included the addition "(with or without a conductor)".

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In 1991 the Grammy for Best Chamber Music Performance also included small ensemble performances.

2012 overhaul and 2013 renaming

In 2012 the category was combined with the Best Chamber Music Performance category.

The restructuring of these categories was a result of the Recording Academy's wish to decrease the list of categories and awards. According to the Academy, "the Chamber category was folded into the Small Ensemble category, the only distinction having been the number of players in the group (Chamber being smaller), and the fact that Small Ensemble recording could, though not necessarily, employ a conductor." In the new structure, recordings are eligible if the ensemble contains 24 or fewer members, not including the conductor. There is one award for the ensemble and one for the conductor, if applicable.

In 2013, the category was renamed as Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance.

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.

2010s

Grammy Awards of 2017

  • Third Coast Percussion for Steve Reich

    • Nominees

  • ARC Ensemble for Fitelberg: Chamber Works
  • Øyvind Gimse, Geir Inge Lotsberg & TrondheimSolistene for Reflections
  • Spektral Quartet for Serious Business
  • Lincoln Trio for Trios From our Homelands


    • Grammy Awards of 2016

  • Eighth Blackbird for Filament

    • Nominees

  • Tanja Tetzlaff, Christian Tetzlaff & Lars Vogt for Brahms: The Piano Trios
  • Nadia Shpachenko & Genevieve Feiwen Lee for Flaherty: Airdancing For Toy Piano, Piano & Electronics
  • Brad Wells & Roomful of Teeth for Render
  • Takács Quartet & Marc-André Hamelin for Shostakovich: Piano Quintet & String Quartet No. 2

    • Grammy Awards of 2015

  • Hilary Hahn & Cory Smythe for In 27 Pieces: The Hilary Hahn Encores

    • Nominees

  • A Far Cry, David Krakauer (conductor) for Dreams & Prayers
  • Steven Isserlis & Olli Mustonen for Martinu': Cello Sonatas Nos. 1-3
  • Partch for Partch: Castor & Pollux
  • New York Polyphony for Sing Thee Nowell

    • Grammy Awards of 2014

  • Brad Wells & Roomful of Teeth for Roomful of Teeth

    • Nominees

  • Leonidas Kavakos & Enrico Pace for Beethoven: Violin Sonatas
  • Vicki Ray, William Winant, Aron Kallay & Tom Peters for Cage: The 10,000 Things
  • Hélène Grimaud & Sol Gabetta for Duo
  • New York Polyphony for Times Go By Turns

    • Grammy Awards of 2013 Eighth Blackbird for Meanwhile

    Nominees

  • Modern Mandolin Quartet for Americana
  • Eighth Blackbird for Meanwhile
  • ZOFO Duet for Mind Meld
  • Boston Symphony Chamber Players for Profanes et Sacrées
  • Los Angeles Percussion Quartet for Rupa-Khandha

    • Grammy Awards of 2012

  • Rinde Eckert (librettist/performer) & Steven Mackey (composer/performer) and Eighth Blackbird for Lonely Motel - Music from Slide

    • Nominees

  • Gabriela Frank (composer and performer) and Alias Chamber Ensemble for Frank: Hilos
  • Richard Savino (conductor) and El Mundo for The Kingdoms of Castille
  • Rinde Eckert (librettist/performer) & Steven Mackey (composer/performer) and Eighth Blackbird for Lonely Motel - Music from Slide
  • Patrick Dupré Quigley (conductor) and Seraphic Fire for A Seraphic Fire Christmas
  • The Bay Brass for Sound The Bells!

    • Grammy Awards of 2011

  • Hespèrion XXI & La Capella Reial de Catalunya (Jordi Savall, conductor) for Dinastia Borja

    • Grammy Awards of 2010

  • Paul Hillier (conductor) and Ars Nova Copenhagen & Theatre Of Voices for Lang, David: The Little Match Girl Passion

    • 2000s

    Grammy Awards of 2009

  • Charles Bruffy (conductor) and Phoenix Chorale for Spotless Rose: Hymns To The Virgin Mary

    • Grammy Awards of 2008

  • Yuri Bashmet (conductor) and Moscow Soloists for Stravinsky: Apollo, Concerto In D; Prokofiev: 20 Visions Fugitives

    • Grammy Awards of 2007

  • Peter Rutenberg (conductor) and Los Angeles Chamber Singers' Cappella for Padilla: Sun Of Justice

    • Grammy Awards of 2006

  • Pierre Boulez (conductor), Hilary Summers (performer), and Ensemble Intercontemporain for Boulez: Le Marteau Sans Maître, Dérive 1 & 2

    • Grammy Awards of 2005

  • Jeff von der Schmidt (conductor) and Southwest Chamber Music for Chávez - Complete Chamber Music, Vol. 2

    • Grammy Awards of 2004

  • Jeff von der Schmidt (conductor) and Southwest Chamber Music for "Chávez: Suite for Double Quartet"

    • Grammy Awards of 2003

  • Steve Barnett (producer), Preston Smith (engineer), Joseph Jennings (conductor), Chanticleer & Handel & Haydn Society of Boston for Tavener: Lamentations and Praises

    • Grammy Awards of 2002

  • Helmut Mühle (producer), Philipp Nedel (engineer), Gidon Kremer (producer & artist) and Kremerata Baltica for After Mozart

    • Grammy Awards of 2001

  • Christian Gausch (producer), Wolf-Dieter Karwatky (engineer) and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra for Shadow Dances (Stravinsky Miniatures - Tango; Suite No. 1; Octet, etc.)

    • Grammy Awards of 2000

  • Joseph Jennings (conductor) and Chanticleer for Colors of Love - Works of Thomas, Stucky, Tavener & Rands

    • 1990s

    Grammy Awards of 1999

  • Steve Reich (conductor) for Reich: Music for 18 Musicians performed by Steve Reich and Musicians

    • Grammy Awards of 1998

  • Claudio Abbado (conductor) for "Hindemith: Kammermusik No. 1 With Finale 1921, Op. 24 No. 1" performed by members of the Berliner Philharmonic

    • Grammy Awards of 1997

  • Pierre Boulez (conductor) and the Ensemble Inter-Contemporain for Boulez: ...Explosante-Fixe...

    • References

    Grammy Award for Best Small Ensemble Performance Wikipedia
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