Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Classical

The Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Classical , in German "Grammy Award for the Producer of the Year, Classical Music", is a music prize that has been awarded by the American Recording Academy in the field of classical music since 1980 .

History and background

Since 1959, the Grammy Awards are presented annually in numerous categories by the Recording Academy in the United States to recognize artistic achievement, technical competence, and overall outstanding performance regardless of album sales or chart position.

One of these categories is the Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Classical. Originally called the Grammy Award for Classical Producer of the Year , the award was first presented to James Mallinson at the 22nd Grammy Awards in 1980 . The name of the category remained unchanged until 1998, when it was given the current name . The award is presented along with the Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical .

Winners and nominees

year	winner	nationality	Nominees	Picture of the winner (s)
1980	James Mallinson	United Kingdom	Marc Aubort and Joanna Nickrenz Paul Myers Andrew Kazdin Thomas Z. Shepard Vittorio Negri Robert Woods
1981	Robert Woods	United States	Andrew Kazdin Steven Epstein John McClure Paul Myers
1982	James Mallinson	United Kingdom	Andrew Kazdin Jay David Saks Steven Epstein Robert Woods
1983	Robert Woods	United States	Steven Epstein Jay David Saks Glenn Gould, Samuel Carter James Mallinson
1984	Marc Aubort and Joanna Nickrenz	United States	Steven Paul Steven Epstein Jay David Saks Andrew Cornall
1985	Steven Epstein	United States	Thomas Z. Shepard Marc Aubort, Joanna Nickrenz Jay David Saks Robert Woods
1986	Robert Woods	United States	Jay David Saks Steven Epstein David Mottley James Mallinson
1987	Thomas Frost	United States	Marc Aubort, Joanna Nickrenz Jay David Saks Steven Epstein Robert Woods
1988	Robert Woods	United States	Thomas Frost Michael Haas Jay David Saks Steven Epstein
1989	Robert Woods	United States	Thomas Frost Andrew Cornall Joanna Nickrenz Steven Epstein
1990	Robert Woods	United States	Wolf Erichson Michael Haas Patti Laursen Elizabeth Ostrow
1991	Adam Stern	United States
1992	James Mallinson	United Kingdom
1993	Michael Fine	United States	Andrew Cornall Steven Epstein Thomas Frost James Mallinson
1994	Judith Sherman	United States	Andrew Cornall Michael Haas Adam Stern Robina G. Young
1995	Andrew Cornall	United Kingdom	Anna Barry Wilhelm Hellweg Judith Sherman Max Wilcox
1996	Steven Epstein	United States	Andrew Cornall John Fraser Jay David Saks Michael Woolcock
1997	Joanna Nickrenz	United States	Manfred Eicher James Mallinson Martin Sauer Gary Schultz
1998	Steven Epstein	United States	Wolf Erichson J. Tamblyn Henderson Jr. Andrew Keener Judith Sherman
1999	Steven Epstein	United States	Manfred Eicher James Mallinson Andreas Neubronner Robina G. Young
2000	Adam Abeshouse	United States	Andrew Keener Marina A. Ledin and Victor Ledin Robina G. Young James Mallinson
2001	Steven Epstein	United States	John Fraser Manfred Eicher Thomas Frost James Mallinson
2002	Manfred Eicher	Germany	David Frost James Mallinson Joanna Nickrenz Robina G. Young
2003	Robert Woods	United States	Andrew Cornall Robina G. Young Manfred Eicher James Mallinson
2004	Steven Epstein	United States	Manfred Eicher Adam Abeshouse Marina A. Ledin and Victor Ledin Robina G. Young
2005	David Frost	United States	Manfred Eicher James Mallinson Robina G. Young Daniel Zalay
2006	Tim Handley		Steven Epstein Christopher Alder Michael Fine Thomas C. Moore
2007	Elaine Martone		Manfred Eicher James Mallinson Kjellemyr Stephen Johns Sid McLauchlan
2008	Judith Sherman	United States	Blanton Alspaugh John Fraser Marina A. Ledin and Victor Ledin Robina G. Young
2009	David Frost	United States	David Groves Judith Sherman Robina G. Young Robert Woods
2010	Steven Epstein	United States	Blanton Alspaugh John Fraser David Frost James Mallinson
2011	David Frost	United States	Blanton Alspaugh Tim Handley Marina A. Ledin and Victor Ledin David Frost James Mallinson
2012	Judith Sherman	United States	Blanton Alspaugh Manfred Eicher David Frost Peter Ruitenberg
2013	Blanton Alspaugh	United States	Tim Handley Marina Ledin & Victor Ledin Dan Merceruio James Mallinson
2014	David Frost	United States	Manfred Eicher James Mallinson Marina Ledin & Victor Ledin Jay David Saks
2015	Judith Sherman	United States	Morten_Lindberg_ (sound_engineer) David Starobin Dimitriy Lipay Elaine Martone
2016	Judith Sherman	United States	Blanton Alspaugh Manfred Eicher Marina A. Ledin & Victor Ledin Dan Merceruio
2017	David Frost	United States	Blanton Alspaugh Marina A. Ledin & Victor Ledin Judith Sherman Robina G. Young
2018	David Frost	United States	Blanton Alspaugh Manfred Eicher Morten_Lindberg_ (sound_engineer) Judith Sherman
2019	Blanton Alspaugh	United States	David Frost Elizabeth Ostrow Judith Sherman Dirk Sobotka
2020	Blanton Alspaugh	United States	James Ginsburg Marina A. Ledin & Victor Ledin Morten Lindberg Dirk Sobotka

Web links

• Official website of the Grammy Awards - Recording Academy, Los Angeles (English)
• Grammy Award Winner for Producer of the Year, Classical at grammy.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Grammy Awards. Retrieved April 12, 2019 . 
2. ^ The Official Site of the Grammy Awards - Overview. Retrieved April 12, 2019 . 
3. ^ Winners Classical Producer Of The Year. Retrieved April 12, 2019 .