Joshua Bell, James Ehnes and Christina Day Martinson nominated for 2019 Grammys
Congratulations to violinists Joshua Bell, James Ehnes and Christina Day Martinson, who each were nominated for awards in the 61st Annual Grammys, which will take place in February.
Grammy nominees James Ehnes, Christina Day Martinson and Joshua Bell.
All nominees were announced Friday morning by the Recording Academy; click here for a complete list of Classical Grammy nominations for 2019.
Bell, Ehnes and Martinson each were nominated in the "Best Classical Instrumental Solo" category; and several composers also were nominated for works for violin in the "Best Contemporary Classical Composition" category, including Aaron Jay Kernis for his Violin Concerto, played by Ehnes; and Missy Mazzoli for her Vespers for Violin, played by Olivia De Prato. A number of string ensembles also were nominated in the "Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance" category, including the Kronos Quartet with Laurie Anderson; the Danish String Quartet, the New York based Aizuri Quartet and the Boston Ensemble A Far Cry. Also, Itzhak Perlman and filmmaker Alison Chernick were nominated for the documentary “Itzhak” in the "Best Music Film" category.
Here is a list of those Grammy-nominated recordings and film:
- Bruch: Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46; Violin Concerto No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 26
Joshua Bell
The Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields - Newton Howard & Kernis: Violin Concertos
Track: Kernis Violin Concerto
James Ehnes, violin
Seattle Symphony; Ludovic Morlot, conducting - Biber: The Mystery Sonatas
Christina Day Martinson, violin
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman conducting - Streya
Track: Vespers for Violin
Olivia De Prato, violin
Missy Mazzoli, composer - Landfall
Kronos Quartet
Laurie Anderson - Prism 1: Beethoven, Shostakovich, Bach
Danish String Quartet - Blueprinting
Aizuri Quartet - Visions and Variations
A Far Cry - Itzhak
Itzhak Perlman, violinist
Alison Chernick, video director and producer
This year's nominees were selected from more than 21,000 submissions across 84 categories. The final round of Grammy voting is Dec. 13, 2018–Jan 9, 2019. The Recording Academy will present the Grammy Awards at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on Feb. 10, live from Los Angeles' STAPLES Center and broadcast on the CBS Television Network .
You might also like:
- For the Record, Op. 60: Joshua Bell's 'Scottish Fantasy'
- Inside 'Itzhak’: Interview with Alison Chernick about Her Documentary on Itzhak Perlman
- The Week in Reviews, Op. 176: Reviews of James Ehnes live performance of the Kernis Violin Concerto
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December 10, 2018 at 01:59 PM · The 'trappings' of those that actually decide classical music winners are suspect, at best. Criteria are shady, not well defined and merely just another self-promo of the entertainment...perhaps on par with America has Talent decisions.