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{{short description|Honor presented to composers for quality contemporary classical music compositions}}
{{Infobox award
| name        = Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition
| awarded_for = Quality [[contemporary classical music]] compositions
| image       = 
| imagesize   = 100px
| alt         = A gold gramophone trophy with a plaque set on a table
| caption     = Gilded gramophone trophy presented to Grammy Award winners
| presenter   = [[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]]
| country     = United States
| year        = 1961
| holder      = [[Gabriela Ortiz]] (''Revolución Diamantina'') ([[67th Annual Grammy Awards|2025]])
| website     = [http://www.grammy.com/ grammy.com]
}}
The '''Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition''' is an award presented at the [[Grammy Award]]s, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards,<ref name=Grammy>{{cite news|url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/grammys/env-grammy_awards_info,0,5279018.htmlstory?track=center|title=Grammy Awards at a Glance|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=April 24, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309064412/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/factsheets/env-grammy_awards_info%2C0%2C5838827.htmlstory|archive-date=March 9, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> to [[composer]]s for quality works of [[contemporary classical music]]. 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>{{cite web|url=http://www2.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/ |title=Overview |access-date=April 24, 2010 |publisher=[[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103173212/http://www2.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/ |archive-date=January 3, 2011 }}</ref>

The award was first presented in 1961 to [[Aaron Copland]] for his ''Orchestral Suite from [[The Tender Land]] Suite''. It was not presented from 1967 to 1984. The Grammy is awarded to the composer(s) and the librettist (if applicable) of a classical piece composed in the last 25 years, and released for the first time during the eligibility year. The performing artist, orchestra, ensemble, etc., do not receive a Grammy (except if the performer is also the composer). Since its inception, the award has had several minor name changes.{{efn|
* From 1961 to 1962 the award was known as '''Best Contemporary Classical Composition'''
* In 1963 it was awarded as '''Best Contemporary Composition'''
* In 1965 it was awarded as '''Best Composition by a Contemporary Composer'''
* In 1966 and 1964 it was awarded as '''Best Composition by a Contemporary Classical Composer'''
* In 1985 it was awarded as '''Best New Classical Composition'''
* From 1986 to 1994 it was again awarded as '''Best Contemporary Composition'''
* From 1995 to 2011 it was again awarded as '''Best Classical Contemporary Composition'''
* In 2012 the category was renamed into '''Best Contemporary Classical Composition'''}}

Composers [[John Adams (composer)|John Adams]], [[Samuel Barber]], [[John Corigliano]] and [[Jennifer Higdon]] are tied for the most wins in this category, with three each. Multiple composers have won twice: [[Michael Daugherty]], [[Krzysztof Penderecki]], [[Christopher Rouse (composer)|Christopher Rouse]] and [[Igor Stravinsky]]. In one year, [[4th Annual Grammy Awards|1962]], the award was given to two composers, [[Laurindo Almeida]] and Stravinsky.__FORCETOC__

==Recipients==
[[File:Aaron Copland 1970.JPG|thumb|upright|[[Aaron Copland]] was the first recipient of the award.]]
[[File:Igor Stravinsky LOC 32392u.jpg|thumb|upright|The composer [[Igor Stravinsky]] won in [[4th Annual Grammy Awards|1962]] and [[5th Annual Grammy Awards|1963]].]]
[[File:Samuel Barber.jpg|thumb|upright|Three-time winner [[Samuel Barber]] (photograph by [[Carl Van Vechten]]).]]
[[File:Krzysztof Penderecki 20080706.jpg|thumb|upright|The composer [[Krzysztof Penderecki]], the winner in [[30th Annual Grammy Awards|1988]] and [[41st Annual Grammy Awards|1999]].]]
[[File:JA-portrait-1-LW.jpg|thumb|upright|Three-time winner [[John Adams (composer)|John Adams]].]]
[[File:Dominick Argento in 2016 by King Elder 02.jpg|thumb|upright|2004 winner [[Dominick Argento]].]]
[[File:Maria Schneider.jpg|thumb|upright|2014 winner [[Maria Schneider (musician)|Maria Schneider]].]]
[[File:Michael Daugherty.jpg|thumb|upright|The composer [[Michael Daugherty]] who won in [[53rd Annual Grammy Awards|2011]] and [[59th Annual Grammy Awards|2017]].]]
[[File:Caroline Shaw with Attacca Quartet and So Percussion at Miller Theater - 49517838252.jpg|thumb|upright|2022 winner, [[Caroline Shaw]]]]
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|+ Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition<ref>{{cite web |title=Grammy Awards Winners & Nominees for Best Classical Contemporary Composition |publisher=[[The Recording Academy]] |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/winners-nominees/112 |access-date=21 August 2021 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="col"                    | Year
! scope="col"                    | Composer
! scope="col"                    | Work
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Nominees
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[3rd Annual Grammy Awards|1961]]
| {{sortname|Aaron|Copland}}
| ''Orchestral Suite from [[The Tender Land]] Suite''
|
* {{small|[[Easley Blackwood Jr.]] – Symphony No. 1}}
* {{small|[[Paul Hindemith]] – Sonata For Cello And Piano}}
* {{small|[[Charles Ives]] – [[Symphony No. 2 (Ives)|Symphony No. 2]]}}
* {{small|[[Francis Poulenc]] – ''[[La voix humaine]]''}}
* {{small|[[Roger Sessions]] – [[Symphony No. 1 (Sessions)|Symphony No. 1]]}}
* {{small|[[Igor Stravinsky]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;''[[Threni (Stravinsky)|Threni]]''}}
* {{small|[[Edgard Varèse]] – ''[[Density 21.5]]''}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" align="center" | [[4th Annual Grammy Awards|1962]]
| [[Laurindo Almeida]]
| ''Discantus''
| rowspan="2" |
* {{small|[[Francis Poulenc]] – [[Gloria (Poulenc)|Gloria In G Major]]}}
* {{small|[[Elliott Carter]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;[[String Quartet No. 2 (Carter)|String Quartet No. 2]]}}
* {{small|[[Gunther Schuller]] – ''Music For Brass Quintet''}}
|-
| [[Igor Stravinsky]]
| ''[[Movements for Piano and Orchestra]]''
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[5th Annual Grammy Awards|1963]]
| [[Igor Stravinsky]]
| ''[[The Flood (Stravinsky)|The Flood: A Musical Play]]''
|
* {{small|[[Edgard Varèse]] – ''[[Arcana (Varèse)|Arcana]]''}}
* {{small|[[Aaron Copland]] – ''[[Connotations (Copland)|Connotations]]''}}
* {{small|[[Benjamin Britten]] – ''[[Noye's Fludde]]''}}
* {{small|[[Lukas Foss]] – ''Song Of Songs''}}
* {{small|[[William Walton]] – ''[[Symphony No. 2 (Walton)|Symphony No. 2]]''}}
* {{small|[[Lukas Foss]] – ''Time Cycle''}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[6th Annual Grammy Awards|1964]]
| [[Benjamin Britten]]
| ''[[War Requiem]]''
|
* {{small|[[Samuel Barber]] – ''Andromache's Farewell''}}
* {{small|[[John La Montaine]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;Concerto For Piano}}
* {{small|[[Heitor Villa-Lobos]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;[[Cello Concerto No. 2 (Villa-Lobos)|Cello Concerto No. 2]] }}
* {{small|[[Dmitri Shostakovich]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;[[Symphony No. 4 (Shostakovich)|Symphony No. 4]]}}
* {{small|[[William Schuman]] –&nbsp;Symphony No. 8}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[7th Annual Grammy Awards|1965]]
| [[Samuel Barber]]
| [[Piano Concerto (Barber)|Piano Concerto]]
|
* {{small|[[Darius Milhaud]] – ''A Frenchman In New York''}}
* {{small|[[Charles Ives]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;''[[A Symphony: New England Holidays]]''}}
* {{small|[[Igor Stravinsky]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;''[[A Sermon, a Narrative and a Prayer]]'' }}
* {{small|[[Leonard Bernstein]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;[[Symphony No. 3 (Bernstein)|Symphony No. 3 "''Kaddish''"]]}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[8th Annual Grammy Awards|1966]]
| [[Charles Ives]]
| [[Symphony No. 4 (Ives)|Symphony No. 4]]
|
* {{small|[[Leonard Bernstein]] – ''[[Chichester Psalms]]''}}
* {{small|[[Benjamin Britten]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;''[[Cantata misericordium]]''}}
* {{small|[[David Diamond (composer)|David Diamond]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;String Quartet No. 4 }}
* {{small|[[Morton Gould]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;''World War I Suite''}}
* {{small|[[William Walton]] –&nbsp;''[[Variations on a Theme by Hindemith]]''}}
|-
| colspan="4" style="background-color: #EAECF0" align="center" | Award not presented from 1967 to 1984
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[27th Annual Grammy Awards|1985]]
| [[Samuel Barber]]
| ''[[Antony and Cleopatra (1966 opera)|Antony and Cleopatra]]''
|
* {{small|[[Morton Gould]] – ''Apple Waltzes''}}
* {{small|[[Joseph Schwantner]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;''Magabunda "Four poems of Agueda Pizarro"''}}
* {{small|[[Frank Zappa]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;"The Perfect Stranger"}}
* {{small|[[Vincent Persichetti]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;''Winter Cantata''}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[28th Annual Grammy Awards|1986]]
| [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]
| ''[[Requiem (Lloyd Webber)|Requiem]]''
|
* {{small|[[John Adams (composer)|John Adams]] – ''[[Harmonium (Adams)|Harmonium]]''}}
* {{small|[[Philip Glass]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;''[[Satyagraha (opera)|Satyagraha]]''}}
* {{small|[[George Perle]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;''Serenade No. 3 For Piano And Chamber Orchestra''}}
* {{small|[[Robert Starer]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;Violin Concerto}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[29th Annual Grammy Awards|1987]]
| [[Witold Lutosławski]]
| [[Symphony No. 3 (Lutosławski)|Symphony No. 3]]
|
* {{small|[[Robert Beaser]] – ''Mountain Songs: A Cycle Of American Folk Music''}}
* {{small|[[Chick Corea]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;''[[Septet (Chick Corea album)|Septet]]''}}
* {{small|[[Philip Glass]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;[[String Quartet No. 2 (Glass)|String Quartet No. 2, ''Company'']]}}
* {{small|[[Ellen Taaffe Zwilich]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;[[Symphony No. 1 (Zwilich)|Symphony No. 1]]}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[30th Annual Grammy Awards|1988]]
| [[Krzysztof Penderecki]]
| Cello Concerto No. 2
|
* {{small|[[John Adams (composer)|John Adams]] – ''[[The Chairman Dances]]''}}
* {{small|[[Milton Babbitt]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;Piano Concerto}}
* {{small|[[Joseph Schwantner]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;''A Sudden Rainbow''}}
* {{small|[[Roger Sessions]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;[[Symphony No. 5 (Sessions)|Symphony No. 5]]}}
* {{small|[[Michael Tippett]] – ''The Mask Of Time''}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[31st Annual Grammy Awards|1989]]
| [[John Adams (composer)|John Adams]]
| ''[[Nixon in China]]''
|
* {{small|[[Leonard Bernstein]] and Stephen Wadsworth – ''[[A Quiet Place (opera)|A Quiet Place]]''}}
* {{small|[[William Bolcom]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;Symphony No. 4}}
* {{small|[[Ned Rorem]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;''String Symphony''}}
* {{small|[[Karlheinz Stockhausen]] – ''[[Amour (Stockhausen)|Amour]]''}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[32nd Annual Grammy Awards|1990]]
| [[Steve Reich]]
| ''[[Different Trains]]''
|
* {{small|[[Sofia Gubaidulina]] – ''[[Offertorium (Gubaidulina)|Offertorium]]''}}
* {{small|[[Witold Lutosławski]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;''Chain 2''}}
* {{small|[[Witold Lutosławski]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;''Partita''}}
* {{small|[[Arvo Pärt]] – ''[[Passio (Pärt)|Passio]]''}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[33rd Annual Grammy Awards|1991]]
| [[Leonard Bernstein]]
| ''Arias and Barcarolles''
|
* {{small|[[John Adams (composer)|John Adams]] – ''[[The Wound-Dresser]]''}}
* {{small|[[Henri Lazarof]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;''Tableaux (After Kandinsky) For Piano And Orchestra''}}
* {{small|[[Terry Riley]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;''Salome Dances For Peace''}}
* {{small|[[Ellen Taaffe Zwilich]] – [[Symphony No. 2 (Zwilich)|Symphony No. 2]]}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[34th Annual Grammy Awards|1992]]
| [[John Corigliano]]
| [[Symphony No. 1 (Corigliano)|Symphony No. 1]]
|
* {{small|[[Elliott Carter]] – [[Oboe Concerto (Carter)|Oboe Concerto]]}}
* {{small|[[Nicholas Maw]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;''Odyssey''}}
* {{small|[[Arvo Pärt]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;[[Miserere (Pärt)|Miserere]]}}
* {{small|[[Dominick Argento]] – Te Deum}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[35th Annual Grammy Awards|1993]]
| [[Samuel Barber]]
| ''The Lovers''
|
* {{small|[[Anthony Davis (composer)|Anthony Davis]] – ''[[X, The Life and Times of Malcolm X]]''}}
* {{small|[[Witold Lutosławski]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;[[Piano Concerto (Lutosławski)|Piano Concerto]]}}
* {{small|[[John Tavener]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;''[[The Protecting Veil]]''}}
* {{small|[[Ellen Taaffe Zwilich]] – Flute Concerto}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[36th Annual Grammy Awards|1994]]
| [[Elliott Carter]]
| [[Violin Concerto (Carter)|Violin Concerto]]
|
* {{small|[[Donald Erb]] – Cello Concerto}}
* {{small|[[Tōru Takemitsu]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;''A Way A Lone''}}
* {{small|[[Michael Tippett]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;''Byzantium''}}
* {{small|[[William Bolcom]] – ''Orphee-Serenade''}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[37th Annual Grammy Awards|1995]]
| [[Stephen Albert]]
| [[Cello Concerto (Albert)|Cello Concerto]]
|
* {{small|[[György Ligeti]] – [[Piano Concerto (Ligeti)|Piano Concerto]]}}
* {{small|[[Witold Lutosławski]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;[[Symphony No. 4 (Lutosławski)|Symphony No. 4]]}}
* {{small|[[Olivier Messiaen]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;''[[Éclairs sur l'au-delà...]]''}}
* {{small|[[Tōru Takemitsu]] – ''Fantasma/Cantos''}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[38th Annual Grammy Awards|1996]]
| [[Olivier Messiaen]]
| ''[[Concert à quatre]]''
|
* {{small|[[Gunther Schuller]] – ''[[Of Reminiscences and Reflections]]''}}
* {{small|[[Ellen Taaffe Zwilich]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;[[Symphony No. 3 (Zwilich)|Symphony No. 3]]}}
* {{small|[[John Adams (composer)|John Adams]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;[[Chamber Symphony (Adams)|Chamber Symphony]]}}
* {{small|[[György Ligeti]] – [[Violin Concerto (Ligeti)|Violin Concerto]]}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[39th Annual Grammy Awards|1997]]
| [[John Corigliano]]
| String Quartet No. 1
|
* {{small|[[John Adams (composer)|John Adams]] – [[Violin Concerto (Adams)|Violin Concerto]]}}
* {{small|[[Colin Matthews]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;''Fourth Sonata''}}
* {{small|[[Einojuhani Rautavaara]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;[[Symphony No. 7 (Rautavaara)|Symphony No. 7: "Angel of Light"]]}}
* {{small|[[Gunther Schuller]] – ''Four Soundscapes''}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[40th Annual Grammy Awards|1998]]
| [[John Adams (composer)|John Adams]]
| ''El Dorado''
|
* {{small|[[Lowell Liebermann]] – Concerto No. 2 For Piano And Orchestra}}
* {{small|[[Per Nørgård]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;Symphony No. 5}}
* {{small|[[Richard Danielpour]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;Concerto For Orchestra}}
* {{small|[[Aaron Jay Kernis]] – Second Symphony}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[41st Annual Grammy Awards|1999]]
| [[Krzysztof Penderecki]]
| Violin Concerto No. 2 "Metamorphosen"
|
* {{small|[[John Adams (composer)|John Adams]] – ''[[Gnarly Buttons]]''}}
* {{small|[[Elliott Carter]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;''90+''}}
* {{small|[[Arvo Pärt]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;''[[Kanon Pokajanen]]''}}
* {{small|[[George Tsontakis]] – ''Ghost Variations''}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[42nd Annual Grammy Awards|2000]]
| [[Pierre Boulez]]
| ''[[Répons]]''
|
* {{small|[[Aaron Jay Kernis]] – ''Air For Violin''}}
* {{small|[[John Tavener]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;''Eternity's Sunrise''}}
* {{small|[[Thomas Adès]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;''[[Asyla]]''}}
* {{small|[[Andrew Imbrie]] – Requiem}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[43rd Annual Grammy Awards|2001]]
| [[George Crumb]]
| ''[[Star-Child]]''
|
* {{small|[[Heiner Goebbels]] – ''Surrogate Cities''}}
* {{small|[[Nicholas Maw]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;Violin Concerto}}
* {{small|[[Ned Rorem]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;''Evidence Of Things Not Seen''}}
* {{small|[[Rodion Shchedrin]] – ''Concerto Cantabile''}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[44th Annual Grammy Awards|2002]]
| [[Christopher Rouse (composer)|Christopher Rouse]]
| ''[[Concert de Gaudí]]''
|
* {{small|[[Poul Ruders]] – ''[[The Handmaid's Tale (opera)|The Handmaid's Tale]]''}}
* {{small|[[John Tavener]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;''Total Eclipse''}}
* {{small|[[Pierre Boulez]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;''[[Sur Incises]]''}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[45th Annual Grammy Awards|2003]]
| [[John Tavener]]
| ''Lamentations & Praises''
|
* {{small|[[John Adams (composer)|John Adams]] – ''[[Naïve and Sentimental Music]]''}}
* {{small|[[Osvaldo Golijov]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;''Yiddishbbuk Inscriptions For String Quartet''}}
* {{small|[[Sofia Gubaidulina]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;''Johannes-Passion''}}
* {{small|[[Arvo Pärt]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;''Orient & Occident''}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[46th Annual Grammy Awards|2004]]
| [[Dominick Argento]]
|''Casa Guidi''
|
* {{small|[[George Rochberg]] –&nbsp;[[Symphony No. 5 (Rochberg)|Symphony No. 5]]}}
* {{small|[[José Serebrier]] –&nbsp;Symphony No. 3}}
* {{small|[[György Kurtág]] –&nbsp;''Signs, Games And Messages''}}
* {{small|[[Benjamin Lees]] – Symphony No. 5 "Kalmar Nyckel"}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[47th Annual Grammy Awards|2005]]
| [[John Adams (composer)|John Adams]]
| ''[[On the Transmigration of Souls]]''
|
* {{small|[[Jennifer Higdon]] –&nbsp;[[Concerto for Orchestra (Higdon)|Concerto For Orchestra]]}}
* {{small|[[Tigran Mansurian]] –&nbsp;"... and then I was in time again"}}
* {{small|[[André Previn]] –&nbsp;[[Violin Concerto (Previn)|Violin Concerto]]}}
* {{small|[[Valentyn Silvestrov]] – ''Requiem For Larissa''}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[48th Annual Grammy Awards|2006]]
| [[William Bolcom]]
|''Songs Of Innocence And Of Experience''
|
* {{small|[[Carlos Franzetti]] –&nbsp;''Corpus Evita''}}
* {{small|[[Ned Rorem]] –&nbsp;''Nine Episodes For Four Players''}}
* {{small|[[Osvaldo Golijov]] –&nbsp;''Ayre''}}
* {{small|[[Peter Boyer]] –&nbsp;''[[Ellis Island: The Dream of America]]''}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[49th Annual Grammy Awards|2007]]
| [[Osvaldo Golijov]]
| ''[[Ainadamar]]''
|
* {{small|[[Elliott Carter]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;''[[Boston Concerto]]''}}
* {{small|[[Christopher Theofanidis]] –&nbsp;''The Here And Now''}}
* {{small|[[David Del Tredici]] –&nbsp;''Paul Revere's Ride''}}
* {{small|[[James MacMillan]] –&nbsp;''[[A Scotch Bestiary]]''}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[50th Annual Grammy Awards|2008]]
| [[Joan Tower]]
| [[Made in America (Tower)|Made In America]]
|
* {{small|[[Joan Albert Amargós]] –&nbsp;''Northern Concerto''}}
* {{small|[[David Chesky]] –&nbsp;Concerto For Bassoon And Orchestra}}
* {{small|[[Jennifer Higdon]] –&nbsp;''Zaka''}}
* {{small|[[Peter Lieberson]] –&nbsp;''[[Neruda Songs]]''}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[51st Annual Grammy Awards|2009]]
| [[John Corigliano]]
|''Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems Of Bob Dylan''
|
* {{small|[[Marc-André Dalbavie]] –&nbsp;Flute Concerto}}
* {{small|[[Michael Gandolfi]] –&nbsp;''The Garden Of Cosmic Speculation''}}
* {{small|[[George Tsontakis]] –&nbsp;Violin Concerto No. 2}}
* {{small|[[Chris Walden]] –&nbsp;Symphony No. 1, ''The Four Elements''}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[52nd Annual Grammy Awards|2010]]
| [[Jennifer Higdon]]
| [[Percussion Concerto (Higdon)|Percussion Concerto]]
|
* {{small|[[George Crumb]] –&nbsp;''The Winds Of Destiny''}}
* {{small|[[Arvo Pärt]] –&nbsp;''In Principio''}}
* {{small|[[Roberto Sierra]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;''[[Missa Latina 'Pro Pace']]''}}
* {{small|[[Yehudi Wyner]] –&nbsp;''[[Chiavi in Mano]]''}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[53rd Annual Grammy Awards|2011]]
| [[Michael Daugherty]]
| [[Deus ex Machina (Daugherty)|''Deus ex Machina'']]
|
* {{small|[[Hans Werner Henze]] –&nbsp;''Appassionatamente Plus''}}
* {{small|[[Magnus Lindberg]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;''Graffiti''}}
* {{small|[[Arvo Pärt]] –&nbsp;[[Symphony No. 4 (Pärt)|Symphony No. 4]]}}
* {{small|[[Rodion Shchedrin]] – ''[[The Enchanted Wanderer (opera)|The Enchanted Wanderer]]''}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[54th Annual Grammy Awards|2012]]
|[[Robert Aldridge (composer)|Robert Aldridge]]
| [[Elmer Gantry (opera)|''Elmer Gantry'']]
|
* {{small|[[George Crumb]] – ''The Ghosts Of Alhambra''}}
* {{small|[[Jefferson Friedman]] –&nbsp;String Quartet No. 3}}
* {{small|[[Steven Mackey]] – ''Lonely Motel - Music From Slide''}}
* {{small|[[Poul Ruders]] –&nbsp;Piano Concerto No. 2}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[55th Annual Grammy Awards|2013]]
|[[Stephen Hartke]]
|''Meanwhile - Incidental Music To Imaginary Puppet Plays''
|
* {{small|[[Tania León]] –&nbsp;''Inura For Voices, Strings & Percussion''}}
* {{small|[[Uģis Prauliņš]] –&nbsp;''The Nightingale''}}
* {{small|[[Einojuhani Rautavaara]] –&nbsp;Cello Concerto No. 2 ''Towards the Horizon''}}
* {{small|[[Steven Stucky]] – ''[[August 4, 1964]]''}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[56th Annual Grammy Awards|2014]]
|[[Maria Schneider (musician)|Maria Schneider]]
| [[Winter Morning Walks]]
|
* {{small|[[Magnus Lindberg]] –&nbsp;[[Piano Concerto No. 2 (Lindberg)|Piano Concerto No. 2]]}}
* {{small|[[Arvo Pärt]] –&nbsp;''[[Adam's Lament (Pärt)|Adam's Lament]]''}}
* {{small|[[Esa-Pekka Salonen]] – [[Violin Concerto (Salonen)|Violin Concerto]]}}
* {{small|[[Caroline Shaw]] – ''[[Partita for 8 Voices]]''}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[57th Annual Grammy Awards|2015]]
|[[John Luther Adams]]
| [[Become Ocean]]
|
* {{small|[[Anna Clyne]] –&nbsp;''[[Prince of Clouds]]''}}
* {{small|[[George Crumb]] –&nbsp;''Voices From The Heartland''}}
* {{small|[[Stephen Paulus]] –&nbsp;Concerto For Two Trumpets & Band}}
* {{small|[[Roberto Sierra]] –&nbsp;Sinfonía No. 4}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[58th Annual Grammy Awards|2016]]
|[[Stephen Paulus]]
|''Prayers and Remembrances''
|
* {{small|[[Gerald Barry (composer)|Gerald Barry]] –&nbsp;''[[The Importance of Being Earnest (opera)|The Importance of Being Earnest]]''}}
* {{small|[[Andrew Norman]] –&nbsp;''[[Play (composition)|Play]]''}}
* {{small|[[Joan Tower]] –&nbsp;''[[Stroke (composition)|Stroke]]''}}
* {{small|[[Julia Wolfe]] – ''[[Anthracite Fields]]''}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[59th Annual Grammy Awards|2017]]
|[[Michael Daugherty]]
| [[Tales of Hemingway]]
|
* {{small|[[Jennifer Higdon]] –&nbsp;''[[Cold Mountain (opera)|Cold Mountain]]''}}
* {{small|[[Christopher Theofanidis]] –&nbsp;Bassoon Concerto}}
* {{small|[[Kip Winger]] – ''Conversations With Nijinsky''}}
* {{small|[[Mason Bates]] – ''[[Anthology of Fantastic Zoology]]''}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[60th Annual Grammy Awards|2018]]
|[[Jennifer Higdon]]
| [[Viola Concerto (Higdon)|Viola Concerto]]
|
* {{small|[[Zhou Tian]] –&nbsp;Concerto For Orchestra}}
* {{small|[[Adam Schoenberg]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;''[[Picture Studies]]''}}
* {{small|[[Tigran Mansurian]] – Requiem}}
* {{small|[[Richard Danielpour]] –&nbsp;''Songs Of Solitude''}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[61st Annual Grammy Awards|2019]]
|[[Aaron Jay Kernis]]
| [[Violin Concerto (Kernis)|Violin Concerto]]
|
* {{small|[[Jake Heggie]] –&nbsp;''[[Great Scott (opera)|Great Scott]]''}}
* {{small|[[Missy Mazzoli]] –&nbsp;''Vespers For Violin''}}
* {{small|[[Mason Bates]] –&nbsp;''[[The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs]]''}}
* {{small|[[Du Yun]] –&nbsp;''Air Glow''}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[62nd Annual Grammy Awards|2020]]
|[[Jennifer Higdon]]
| [[Harp Concerto (Higdon)|Harp Concerto]]
|
* {{small|[[Derek Bermel]] – ''Migration Series For Jazz Ensemble & Orchestra''}}
* {{small|[[Wynton Marsalis]] –&nbsp;''Violin Concerto In D Major''}}
* {{small|[[Andrew Norman]]&nbsp;– ''[[Sustain (composition)|Sustain]]''}}
* {{small|[[Caroline Shaw]] –&nbsp;''Orange''}}
* {{small|[[Julia Wolfe]] – ''Fire In My Mouth Show''}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[63rd Annual Grammy Awards|2021]]
|[[Christopher Rouse (composer)|Christopher Rouse]]
| [[Symphony No. 5 (Rouse)|Symphony No. 5]]
|
* {{small|[[Carlisle Floyd]] – ''Prince of Players''}}
* {{small|[[Ted Hearne]] –&nbsp;''Place''}}
* {{small|[[Thomas Adès]] –&nbsp;[[Piano Concerto (Adès)|Piano Concerto]]}}
* {{small|[[Richard Danielpour]] – ''The Passion Of Yeshua''}}
|-
![[64th Annual Grammy Awards|2022]]
|[[Caroline Shaw]]
|''Narrow Sea''
|
* <small>[[Andy Akiho]] - ''Seven Pillars''</small>
* <small>[[Louis Andriessen]] - ''The Only One''</small>
* <small>[[Clarice Assad]], [[Sérgio Assad]], Sean Connors, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin & David Skidmore - ''Archetypes''</small>
* <small>[[Jon Batiste]] - ''Movement 11''</small>
|-
![[65th Annual Grammy Awards|2023]]
|[[Kevin Puts]]
|''Contact''<ref>[https://pitchfork.com/news/grammys-2023-winners-see-the-full-list-here/ Grammys 2023 Winners: See the Full List Here|Pitchfork]</ref>
|
* <small>[[Andy Akiho]] - ''Ligneos Suite''</small>
* <small>[[Derek Bermel]] - ''Intonations''</small>
* <small>[[Sofia Gubaidulina]] - ''The Wrath of God''</small>
* <small>[[Carlos Simon (composer)|Carlos Simon]]; Marco Pavé (librettist) - ''Requiem for the Enslaved''</small>
|-
![[66th Annual Grammy Awards|2024]]
|[[Jessie Montgomery]]
|''Rounds''
|
* <small>[[Thomas Adès]] - ''Dante''</small>
* <small>[[Andy Akiho]] - ''In That Space, In That Time''</small>
* <small>[[William Brittelle]] - ''Psychedelics''</small>
* <small>[[Missy Mazzoli]] - ''Dark with Excessive Bright''</small>
|-
! [[67th Annual Grammy Awards|2025]]<ref>[https://naras.a.bigcontent.io/v1/static/67thAwards_PressList_11072024 2025]</ref>
|[[Gabriela Ortiz]]
|''Revolución Diamantina''
|
* <small>Andrea Cassarubios - ''Seven for Solo Cello''</small>
* <small>[[Valerie Coleman]] - ''Revelry''</small>
* <small>[[David Lang (composer)|David Lang]] - ''Composition as Explanation''</small>
* <small>[[Kaija Saariaho]] - ''Adriana Mater''</small>
|-
![[2026 Grammy Awards|2026]]
|''Winner TBA on 1 February 2026''
|
|
* <small>[[Christopher Cerrone]] - ''Don't Look Down''</small>
* <small>[[Donnacha Dennehy|Donnacha Denehy]] - ''Land of Winter''</small>
* <small>[[Shawn Okpebholo|Shawn E. Okpebholo]] - ''Songs in Flight''</small>
* <small>[[Gabriela Ortiz]] - ''Dzonot''</small>
|}

==Notes==
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==References==
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[[Category:Grammy Awards for classical music|Contemporary Classical Composition]]
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