Recordings by the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra and
Chorus have earned sixty-five
Grammy Awards from
the Recording Academy.
Riccardo Muti, former music director, has won two Grammy Awards, both with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, for the recording of Verdi's Messa da Requiem on the CSO Resound label.
Sir
Georg Solti, former music director and music director laureate, won thirty-one Grammy Awards. For nearly forty years, he was the artist with the most awards, until
Beyoncé won four statuettes at the 65th ceremony on February 5, 2023, bringing her total to thirty-two. Solti received seven awards in addition to his twenty-four awards with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. In addition, Sir Georg Solti and producer
John Culshaw received the first NARAS
Trustees’ Award in 1967 for their "efforts, ingenuity, and artistic contributions" in connection with the first complete recording of
Richard Wagner's
Der Ring des Nibelungen with the
Vienna Philharmonic. Solti also received the Academy's 1995
Lifetime Achievement Award.
Bernard Haitink, former principal conductor, won two Grammy Awards, including one with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for the recording of Shostakovich’s Fourth Symphony on the CSO Resound label.
Pierre Boulez, former conductor emeritus and principal guest conductor, won twenty-six Grammy Awards including eight with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. Boulez is the sixth all-time Grammy winner, behind
Beyoncé (thirty-two), Sir
Georg Solti (thirty-one),
Quincy Jones (twenty-eight),
Alison Krauss, and
Chick Corea (twenty-seven each). Boulez also received the Academy's 2015
Lifetime Achievement Award.
Margaret Hillis, founder and longtime director of the
Chicago Symphony Chorus, won nine Grammy Awards for her collaborations with the Orchestra and Chorus. Hillis's successor
Duain Wolfe, who served as director from 1994 until 2022, won two Grammy Awards for his work with the Chorus.
Grammy Award for Best Classical Album
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1966
Charles Ives: Symphony No. 1 in D minor –
Morton Gould, conductor; Howard Scott, producer (
RCA)
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1972
Gustav Mahler:
Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major –
Sir Georg Solti, conductor; David Harvey, producer (
London)
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1974
Hector Berlioz:
Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 –
Sir Georg Solti, conductor; David Harvey, producer (
London)
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1975
Ludwig van Beethoven: The Nine Symphonies –
Sir Georg Solti, conductor; Ray Minshull, producer (
London)
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1978
Johannes Brahms:
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 –
Itzhak Perlman, violin;
Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor; Christopher Bishop, producer (
Angel)
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1979
Johannes Brahms: The Four Symphonies –
Sir Georg Solti, conductor;
James Mallinson, producer (
London)
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1981
Gustav Mahler:
Symphony No. 2 in C minor (Resurrection) –
Sir Georg Solti, conductor;
James Mallinson, producer (
London)
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1983
Gustav Mahler:
Symphony No. 9 in D major –
Sir Georg Solti, conductor;
James Mallinson, producer (
London)
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1993
Béla Bartók:
The Wooden Prince &
Cantata profana –
Pierre Boulez, conductor;
John Aler &
John Tomlinson, soloists; Karl-August Naegler, producer (
Deutsche Grammophon)
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1994
Béla Bartók:
Concerto for Orchestra & Four Orchestral Pieces, Op. 12 –
Pierre Boulez, conductor; Karl-August Naegler, producer (
Deutsche Grammophon)
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2010
Giuseppe Verdi:
Messa da Requiem –
Riccardo Muti, conductor; Christopher Alder, producer (
CSO Resound)
Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance
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1960
Béla Bartók:
Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta –
Fritz Reiner, conductor (
RCA)
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1971
Gustav Mahler:
Symphony No. 1 in D major –
Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor (
Angel)
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1972
Gustav Mahler:
Symphony No. 7 in E minor –
Sir Georg Solti, conductor (
London)
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1974
Hector Berlioz:
Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 –
Sir Georg Solti, conductor (
London)
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1976
Richard Strauss:
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 –
Sir Georg Solti, conductor (
London)
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1977
Gustav Mahler:
Symphony No. 9 in D major –
Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor (
Deutsche Grammophon)
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1979
Johannes Brahms: The Four Symphonies –
Sir Georg Solti, conductor (
London)
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1980
Anton Bruckner:
Symphony No. 6 in A major –
Sir Georg Solti, conductor (
London)
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1981
Gustav Mahler:
Symphony No. 2 in C minor (Resurrection) –
Sir Georg Solti, conductor (
London)
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1982
Gustav Mahler:
Symphony No. 7 in E minor –
James Levine, conductor (
RCA)
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1983
Gustav Mahler:
Symphony No. 9 in D major –
Sir Georg Solti, conductor (
London)
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1986
Franz Liszt:
A Faust Symphony –
Sir Georg Solti, conductor (
London)
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1987
Ludwig van Beethoven:
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 –
Sir Georg Solti, conductor (
London)
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1990
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos.
1 &
7 (Leningrad) –
Leonard Bernstein, conductor (
Deutsche Grammophon)
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1991
John Corigliano: Symphony No. 1 –
Daniel Barenboim, conductor (
Erato)
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1993
Béla Bartók:
The Wooden Prince –
Pierre Boulez, conductor (
Deutsche Grammophon)
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1994
Béla Bartók:
Concerto for Orchestra & Four Orchestral Pieces, Op. 12 –
Pierre Boulez, conductor (
Deutsche Grammophon)
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1998
Gustav Mahler:
Symphony No. 9 in D major –
Pierre Boulez, conductor (
Deutsche Grammophon)
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2001
Edgard Varèse: Amériques, Arcana,
Déserts, & Ionisation –
Pierre Boulez, conductor (
Deutsche Grammophon)
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2008
Dmitri Shostakovich:
Symphony No. 4 –
Bernard Haitink, conductor (
CSO Resound)
Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance
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1972
Gustav Mahler:
Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major – Chorus of the
Vienna State Opera, Singverein Chorus, &
Vienna Boys’ Choir;
Norbert Balatsch & Helmut Froschauer, chorus masters;
Sir Georg Solti, conductor (
London)
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1977
Giuseppe Verdi:
Requiem Mass –
Chicago Symphony Chorus;
Margaret Hillis, director;
Sir Georg Solti, conductor (
RCA)
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1978
Ludwig van Beethoven:
Missa solemnis, in D major, Op. 123 –
Chicago Symphony Chorus;
Margaret Hillis, director;
Sir Georg Solti, conductor (
London)
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1979
Johannes Brahms:
A German Requiem, Op. 45 –
Chicago Symphony Chorus;
Margaret Hillis, director;
Sir Georg Solti, conductor (
London)
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1982
Hector Berlioz:
The Damnation of Faust, Op. 24 –
Chicago Symphony Chorus;
Margaret Hillis, director;
Sir Georg Solti, conductor (
London)
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1983
Joseph Haydn:
The Creation –
Chicago Symphony Chorus;
Margaret Hillis, director;
Sir Georg Solti, conductor (
London)
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1984
Johannes Brahms:
A German Requiem, Op. 45 –
Chicago Symphony Chorus;
Margaret Hillis, director;
James Levine, conductor (
RCA)
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1986
Carl Orff:
Carmina burana –
Chicago Symphony Chorus;
Margaret Hillis, director;
James Levine, conductor (
Deutsche Grammophon)
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1991
Johann Sebastian Bach:
Mass in B minor –
Chicago Symphony Chorus;
Margaret Hillis, director;
Sir Georg Solti, conductor (
London)
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1993
Béla Bartók:
Cantata profana –
Chicago Symphony Chorus;
Margaret Hillis, director;
Pierre Boulez, conductor (
Deutsche Grammophon)
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2010
Giuseppe Verdi:
Messa da Requiem –
Chicago Symphony Chorus;
Duain Wolfe, director;
Riccardo Muti, conductor; (
CSO Resound)
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist with Orchestra
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1960
Johannes Brahms:
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83 –
Sviatoslav Richter, piano;
Erich Leinsdorf, conductor (
RCA)
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1973
Ludwig van Beethoven: The Five Piano Concertos –
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano;
Sir Georg Solti, conductor (
London)
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1979
Béla Bartók: Concertos for Piano nos.
1 and
2 –
Maurizio Pollini, piano;
Claudio Abbado, conductor (
Deutsche Grammophon)
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1982
Edward Elgar:
Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61 –
Itzhak Perlman, violin;
Daniel Barenboim, conductor (
Deutsche Grammophon)
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1993
Alban Berg:
Violin Concerto &
Wolfgang Rihm: Time Chant –
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin;
James Levine, conductor (
Deutsche Grammophon)
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2001
Richard Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1, Duett-Concertino for Clarinet and Bassoon in F major, &
Oboe Concerto in D major –
Dale Clevenger, horn;
Larry Combs, clarinet; David McGill, bassoon;
Alex Klein, oboe;
Daniel Barenboim, conductor (
Teldec)
Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Performance
Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording
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1985
Arnold Schoenberg:
Moses und Aron –
Franz Mazura &
Philip Langridge, principal soloists;
Sir Georg Solti, conductor;
James Mallinson, producer (
London)
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1997
Richard Wagner:
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg –
Karita Mattila,
Iris Vermillion,
Ben Heppner,
Herbert Lippert,
Alan Opie,
René Pape, &
José van Dam, principal soloists;
Sir Georg Solti, conductor; Michael Woolcock, producer (
London)
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1998
Béla Bartók:
Bluebeard's Castle –
Jessye Norman &
László Polgár, principal soloists;
Pierre Boulez, conductor; Roger Wright, producer (
Deutsche Grammophon)
Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition
Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical
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1962
Richard Strauss:
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 – Lewis W. Layton, engineer;
Fritz Reiner, conductor (
RCA)
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1972
Gustav Mahler:
Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major – Gordon Parry &
Kenneth Wilkinson, engineers;
Sir Georg Solti, conductor (
London)
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1974
Hector Berlioz:
Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 –
Kenneth Wilkinson, engineer;
Sir Georg Solti, conductor (
London)
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1977
Maurice Ravel:
Boléro –
Kenneth Wilkinson, engineer;
Sir Georg Solti, conductor (
London)
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1982
Gustav Mahler:
Symphony No. 7 in E minor – Jay Saks, engineer;
James Levine, conductor (
RCA)
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1983
Gustav Mahler:
Symphony No. 9 in D major – James Lock, engineer;
Sir Georg Solti, conductor (
London)
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1993
Béla Bartók:
The Wooden Prince and
Cantata profana –
Pierre Boulez, conductor; Rainer Maillard, engineer (
Deutsche Grammophon)
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2008 Traditions and Transformations: Sounds of Silk Road Chicago –
Miguel Harth-Bedoya and
Alan Gilbert, conductors;
Silk Road Ensemble,
Yo-Yo Ma and
Wu Man, soloists;
David Frost, Tom Lazarus, and Christopher Willis, engineers (
CSO Resound)
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2020
Dimitri Shostakovich:
Symphony No. 13 in B-Flat minor, Op. 113 (Babi Yar) –
David Frost and Charlie Post, engineers;
Riccardo Muti, conductor (
CSO Resound)
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2022
Mason Bates: Philharmonia Fantastique: The Making of the Orchestra –
Shawn Murphy, Charlie Post, and
Gary Rydstrom, engineers; Michael Romanowski, mastering engineer;
Edwin Outwater, conductor (
Sony Classical Records)
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2023 Contemporary American Composers –
David Frost and Charlie Post, engineers; Silas Brown, mastering engineer;
Riccardo Muti, conductor (
CSO Resound)
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