Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Classical

Template:Short description Template:Infobox award The Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Classical is an honor presented to record producers for quality classical music productions at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards.<ref name=Grammy>Template:Cite news</ref> Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".<ref name=Overview>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Originally known as the Grammy Award for Classical Producer of the Year, the award was first presented to James Mallinson at the 22nd Grammy Awards (1980). The name remained unchanged until 1998, when the category became known as Producer of the Year, Classical. According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards, the award is presented to album producers "whose recordings, released for the first time during the eligibility year, represent consistently outstanding creativity in the production of classical recordings".<ref name=52nd>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Producers must have produced at least 51% playing time on three separately released recordings (only one of which can be an opera released in DVD format). Producers may submit content as a team only if they worked together exclusively during the period of eligibility.<ref name=52nd/> Anthony Tommasini, music critic for The New York Times, asserted that "In the struggling field of classical recording, it's the producers who take the real risks and make things happen."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The honor is presented alongside the award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical.

As of 2023, David Frost, the son of Thomas Frost,<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> who received an award in the same category in 1987, Steven Epstein, Robert Woods and Judith Sherman share the record for most wins, with seven each, while James Mallinson, Blanton Alspaugh and Elaine Martone have been presented the award three times. Two-time recipients include Joanna Nickrenz (once alongside Marc Aubort), who was also the first female to both be nominated and win the award. Steven Epstein holds the record for most nominations in the category, with 19, followed closely by James Mallinson at 18. Robina G. Young and Jay David Saks hold the record for most nominations without a win, with 10 each.

Recipients

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1981	Template:Sortname	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
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1983	Template:Sortname	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1984	Marc Aubort and Joanna Nickrenz	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1985	Template:Sortname	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1986	Template:Sortname	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1987	Template:Sortname	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1988	Template:Sortname	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1989	Template:Sortname	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1990	Template:Sortname	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1991	Template:Sortname	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1992	Template:Sortname	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1993	Michael Fine	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1994	Judith Sherman	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1995	Andrew Cornall	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1996	Template:Sortname	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="Grammy1996">Template:Cite news</ref>
1997	Joanna Nickrenz	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1998	Template:Sortname	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1999	Template:Sortname	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2000	Adam Abeshouse	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2001	Template:Sortname	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2002	Template:Sortname	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2003	Template:Sortname	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2004	Template:Sortname	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2005	Template:Sortname	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2006	Tim Handley	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2007	Elaine Martone	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2008	Judith Sherman	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2009	Template:Sortname	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2010	Template:Sortname	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2011	Template:Sortname	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="Grammy2011">Template:Cite news</ref>
2012	Judith Sherman	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2013	Blanton Alspaugh	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>List of nominees 2013 Template:Webarchive</ref>
2014	David Frost	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2015	Judith Sherman	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2016	Judith Sherman	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2017	David Frost	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2018	David Frost	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Grammy.com, 28 November 2017</ref>
2019	Blanton Alspaugh	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2020	Blanton Alspaugh	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2021	David Frost	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2022	Judith Sherman	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2023	Judith Sherman	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2024	Elaine Martone	Template:Smalldiv
2025	Elaine Martone	Erica Brenner Christoph Franke Morten Lindberg Dmitriy Lipay Dirk Sobotka	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2026	Winner TBA on 1 February 2026	Blanton Alspaugh Sergei Kvitko Morten Lindberg Dmitriy Lipay Elaine Martone	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>