Awards & Winners

Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year - Solo or Chamber Ensemble

Juno Award

The Juno Award for "Classical Album of the Year" has been awarded since 1977, as recognition each year for the best classical music album in Canada.
This is a list of winners and nominees for the Juno Award for Best Classical Album of the Year, given at the Juno Canada's Music Awards.
Date Established : 1977

Check all the winners of Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year - Solo or Chamber Ensemble presented under Juno Award since 1977 .


James Ehnes

Honored for : Prokofiev: Complete works for violin

Amici Chamber Ensemble

Honored for : Levant

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Amici Chamber Ensemble Levant
Angela Hewitt Debussy: Solo Piano Music
Canadian Brass Canadian Brass Takes Flight
James Ehnes Bartók : Works for Violin and Piano, Vol. 1
Triple Forte Ravel, Shostakovich, Ives: Piano Trio

Marc-André Hamelin

Honored for : Liszt Piano Sonata

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Marc-André Hamelin Liszt Piano Sonata
Canadian Brass Brahms on Brass
Susan Hoeppner American Flute Masterpieces
Louis Lortie Louis Lortie Plays Liszt
New Orford String Quartet Schubert and Beethoven

Gryphon Trio

Honored for : Beethoven: Piano Trios Op. No.1, Ghost & No.2: Op. 11

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Amici Chamber Ensemble Armenian Chamber Music
Anton Kuerti Anton Kuerti: Schumann
Gryphon Trio Beethoven: Piano Trios Op. No.1, Ghost & No.2: Op. 11
Marc-André Hamelin Études
Winona Zelenka Bach: Six Suites for Solo Cello

Joel Quarrington

Honored for : Joel Quarrington: Garden Scene

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joel Quarrington Joel Quarrington: Garden Scene
Caroline Leonardelli El Dorado
James Ehnes 24 Caprices (feat. violin: James Ehnes)
Angèle Dubeau Philip Glass: Portrait
La Pieta Philip Glass: Portrait
I Musici de Montréal Chamber Orchestra Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence, Quartet No. 1

James Ehnes

Honored for : James Ehnes: Homage

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Anton Kuerti Haydn: Six Sonatas for Piano
Gryphon Trio Schubert: Complete Piano Trios
Angela Hewitt Schumann: Sonata in F# Minor & Humoreske
James Ehnes James Ehnes: Homage
Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues opus 87

Marc-André Hamelin

Honored for : Concerto for Solo Piano / Troisième recueil de chants (piano: Marc-André Hamelin)

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Angela Hewitt Rameau Keyboard Suites
Jean-Guihen Queyras Bach Cello Suites
Marc-André Hamelin Concerto for Solo Piano / Troisième recueil de chants (piano: Marc-André Hamelin)
Matt Haimovitz After Reading Shakespeare
Gryphon Trio Shostakovich: Complete Works for Piano Trio

Les Violons du Roy, Jean-Marie Zeitouni

Honored for : Piazzolla

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Les Violons du Roy Piazzolla
Jean-Marie Zeitouni Piazzolla
Gryphon Trio Mozart: Complete Piano Trios
Jonathan Crow Mozart the Mason
Douglas McNabney Mozart the Mason
Matt Haimovitz Mozart the Mason
ARC Ensemble On the Threshold of Hope: Mieczyslaw Weinberg Chamber Music
St. Lawrence String Quartet Shostakovich: String Quartets 3, 7 & 8

Marc-André Hamelin

Honored for : Albéniz: Iberia

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Marc-André Hamelin Albéniz: Iberia
Canadian Brass Magic Horn
Denise Djokic Folklore
David Jalbert Folklore
James Ehnes J.S. Bach: Sonates Pour Violin et Clavecin, Vol. 1
Luc Beauséjour J.S. Bach: Sonates Pour Violin et Clavecin, Vol. 1
St. Lawrence String Quartet Awakening

Angela Hewitt

Honored for : The English Suites

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Angela Hewitt The English Suites
Nexus Drumtalker
James Ehnes Romantic Pieces (violin: James Ehnes)
Eduard Laurel Romantic Pieces (violin: James Ehnes)
Marc-André Hamelin Nikolai Kapustin: Piano Music
Robert Aitken Takemitsu: Toward The Sea
New Music Concerts Ensemble Takemitsu: Toward The Sea

Gryphon Trio

Honored for : Murphy, Chan, Hatzis, Kulesha: Canadian Premieres

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Angela Hewitt Francois Couperin: Keyboard Music-1
L'Ensemble des Ideés heureuses Graupner Cantatem Sonate, Ouverture: Instrumental and Vocal Music, Vol 2
Marc-André Hamelin The Complete Mazurkas
Pinchas Zukerman Mozart*Zukerman
Amanda Forsyth Mozart*Zukerman
Jane Logan Mozart*Zukerman
Kimball Sykes Mozart*Zukerman
Jethro Marks Mozart*Zukerman
Donnie Deacon Mozart*Zukerman
Jessica Linnebach Mozart*Zukerman
Gryphon Trio Murphy, Chan, Hatzis, Kulesha: Canadian Premieres

Marc-André Hamelin

Honored for : Liszt: Paganini Studies & Schubert March Transcriptions

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Angela Hewitt Ravel: The Complete Solo Piano Music
Genevieve Soly Graupner - Partitas for Harpsichord
James Ehnes Fritz Kreisler
Marc-André Hamelin Liszt: Paganini Studies & Schubert March Transcriptions
St. Lawrence String Quartet Osvaldo Golijov: Yiddishbuk

Angela Hewitt

Honored for : Bach Arrangements

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Accordes String Quartet Somers String Quartets
Angela Hewitt Bach Arrangements
Andrew Dawes Beethoven: Sonatas For Piano & Violin
Jane Coop Beethoven: Sonatas For Piano & Violin
Janina Fialkowska Transcendental Liszt
Marc-André Hamelin Schumann: Fantasy In C Major

James Ehnes

Honored for : Bach: The Six Sonatas & Partitas for Solo Violin

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
James Ehnes Bach: The Six Sonatas & Partitas for Solo Violin
Angela Hewitt Goldberg Variations
Robert Silverman Beethoven: 32 Piano Sonatas
Quatuor Molinari R. Murray Schafer: String Quartets 1-7
Angèle Dubeau Infernal Violins
La Pieta Infernal Violins

St. Lawrence String Quartet

Honored for : String Quartets nos. 1 & 3

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
St. Lawrence String Quartet String Quartets nos. 1 & 3
Angela Hewitt The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II (feat. piano: Angela Hewitt)
Leila Josefowicz For the End of Time
Naida Cole Naida Cole
Marc-André Hamelin The People United Will Never Be Defeated!

Angela Hewitt

Honored for : Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier - Book 1

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Angela Hewitt Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier - Book 1
Amici Chamber Ensemble In Brahms' Apartment
Antonin Kubalek Brahms: Piano Music Vol. 2
Ensemble Arion Telemann: Tafelmusik
Gryphon Trio Dvorak, Mendelssohn: Piano Trios
Marc-André Hamelin Medtner: The Complete Piano Sonatas

Marc-André Hamelin

Honored for : Marc-Andre Hamelin Plays Franz Liszt

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Marc-André Hamelin Marc-Andre Hamelin Plays Franz Liszt
Janina Fialkowska La Jongleuse - Salon Pieces and Encores
Gryphon Trio Haydn: Four Piano Trios
Marc-André Hamelin Grainger: Piano Music
Angela Hewitt Bach: The Six Partitas

Marc-André Hamelin

Honored for : The Complete Piano Sonatas (Marc-André Hamelin)

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Marc-André Hamelin The Complete Piano Sonatas (Marc-André Hamelin)
Angela Hewitt Bach: French Suites
James Ehnes Paganini: 24 Caprices
Janina Fialkowska Fialkowska Plays Szymanowski
Les Violons du Roy Music of Bach's Sons (Les Violons du Roy, feat. conductor: Bernard Labadie)

Marc-André Hamelin

Honored for : Alkan: Grande Sonate/Sonatine/ Le Festin d'Esope

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Marc-André Hamelin Alkan: Grande Sonate/Sonatine/ Le Festin d'Esope
Jeanne Lamon Bach: Violin Concertos
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Bach: Violin Concertos
Francine Kay Debussy: Preludes, Livres 1 and 2
Amici Chamber Ensemble Quartet for the End of Time
Shmuel Ashkenasi Quartet for the End of Time
Jacques Israelievitch Suite hébraïque
John Greer Suite hébraïque

Erica Goodman

Honored for : Erica Goodman Plays Canadian Harp Music

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Erica Goodman Erica Goodman Plays Canadian Harp Music
Canadian Brass Gabrielli for Brass
Valerie Tryon The Joy of Piano
Quartetto Gelato Quartetto Gelato
Jeanne Lamon Biber: Instrumental Works
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Biber: Instrumental Works

Louis Lortie

Honored for : Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Opus 10, No. 1-3

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Les Violons du Roy Simphonies des Noels - A Treasury of Baroque Christmas Concerti
Bernard Labadie Simphonies des Noels - A Treasury of Baroque Christmas Concerti
Louis Lortie Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Opus 10, No. 1-3
Louis Lortie Mozart: Two-Piano Sonata
Hélène Mercier Mozart: Two-Piano Sonata
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Schmelzer: Sonatas
Jeanne Lamon Schmelzer: Sonatas
Norbert Kraft Romantic Works for Guitar

Louis Lortie

Honored for : Beethoven: Piano Sonatas

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Louis Lortie Beethoven: Piano Sonatas
Antonin Kubalek Brahms: Piano Music Vol. 2
Michael McMahon Lieder on Poems of Heinrich Heine
Kevin McMillan Lieder on Poems of Heinrich Heine
Michael McMahon Schumann: Liederkreise
Catherine Robbin Schumann: Liederkreise
Daniel Lichti Songs of Hugo Wolf
Arlene Shrut Songs of Hugo Wolf

Louis Lortie

Honored for : Liszt: Années De Pelerinage

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee Nominated Work
André Laplante Maurice Ravel: Piano Works Vol. 1
Louis Lortie Liszt: Années De Pelerinage
Louis Lortie Music for Four Hands
Hélène Mercier Music for Four Hands
Nancy Argenta Alessandro Scarlatti: Cantatas
Antonin Kubalek Smetana: Complete Czech Dances

Orford String Quartet

Honored for : Schafer: Five String Quartets

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Orford String Quartet Schafer: Five String Quartets
Louis Lortie Beethoven: 15 Variations and Fugue and Other Works
Orford String Quartet Beethoven Quartets Volume II, IV, V
Jane Coop Mozart Piano Quartets
Norbert Kraft 20th Century Guitar Works

Louis Lortie

Honored for : 20th Century Original Piano Transcriptions

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Louis Lortie 20th Century Original Piano Transcriptions
Kevin McMillan Kevin McMillan
Canadian Brass Giovanni Gabrieli / Claudio Monteverdi: Antiphonal Music (Canadian Brass, Members of the Boston Symphony Brass & Members of the New York Philharmonic feat.conductor: Kazuyoshi Akiyama)
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Corelli: Concerti Grossi
Orford String Quartet Beethoven: The Complete Quartets

Ofra Harnoy

Honored for : Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ofra Harnoy Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata
Desmond Hoebig Beethoven: Music for Cello and Piano
Andrew Tunis Beethoven: Music for Cello and Piano
Jon Kimura Parker Chopin: Piano Works
Tafelmusik Baroque Soloists Masters of the German Baroque
Jane Coop Mozart: Piano Pieces
Canadian Chamber Ensemble Wagner, Francaix, Dvorak
Raffi Armenian Wagner, Francaix, Dvorak

Orford String Quartet, Ofra Harnoy

Honored for : Schubert, Quintet in C

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Anton Kuerti Great Russian Piano Music
Beverley Johnston Impact
James Campbell Impact
Patricia Parr Presenting Joaquin Valdepenas
Joaquin Valdepenas Presenting Joaquin Valdepenas
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Avison/Scarlatti, Concerti Grossi
Orford String Quartet Schubert, Quintet in C
Ofra Harnoy Schubert, Quintet in C

James Campbell, Eric Robertson

Honored for : Stolen Gems

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee Nominated Work
James Campbell Stolen Gems
Eric Robertson Stolen Gems
New World Consort Au Verd Boys/To The Greenwood
The Toronto Consort La Chanson Francaise: Songs of Medieval & Renaissance France
Louis Lortie Louis Lortie Plays Maurice Ravel
Jon Vickers Vickers

Orford String Quartet

Honored for : W.A. Mozart-String Quartets

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Orford String Quartet W.A. Mozart-String Quartets
Staryk-Perry Duo Beethoven Violin and Piano Sonatas
Mireille Lagace Great French Organ Works
Sir Andrew Davis Pachelbel Cannon and Other Digital Delights
Toronto Chamber Orchestra Pachelbel Cannon and Other Digital Delights
Catherine Robbin Mezzo Soprano

Glenn Gould

Honored for : Brahms: Ballades Op. 10, Rhapsodies Op. 79

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Glenn Gould Brahms: Ballades Op. 10, Rhapsodies Op. 79
Sir Andrew Davis Andrew Davis Plays the Organ at Roy Thomson Hall
Canadian Brass Brass in Berlin
Toronto Symphony Orchestra Sibelius: Symphony #2
Sir Andrew Davis Sibelius: Symphony #2
Rivka Golani Viola Nouveau

Glenn Gould

Honored for : The Goldberg Variations (feat. piano: Glenn Gould)

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Glenn Gould The Goldberg Variations (feat. piano: Glenn Gould)
Glenn Gould Haydn: The Six Last Sonatas
Montreal Symphony Orchestra Ravel: Bolero, La Valse, Rapsodie Espagnole, Alborada Del Gracioso
Charles Dutoit Ravel: Bolero, La Valse, Rapsodie Espagnole, Alborada Del Gracioso
Toronto Symphony Orchestra Stravinsky: The Firebird 1910 Version
Kazuyoshi Akiyama Stravinsky: The Firebird 1910 Version
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel, Salome's Dance, Death and Transfiguration
Kazuyoshi Akiyama Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel, Salome's Dance, Death and Transfiguration

Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit

Honored for : Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé (Complete Ballet)

Nominations 1982 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Montreal Symphony Orchestra Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé (Complete Ballet)
Charles Dutoit Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé (Complete Ballet)
Toronto Chamber Winds Mozart's Serenade for 12 Winds and Double Bass
Charles Dutoit Rodrigo's Concerto de Aranjuez and Fantasia Para Un Gentilhombre
Montreal Symphony Orchestra Rodrigo's Concerto de Aranjuez and Fantasia Para Un Gentilhombre
Toronto Symphony Orchestra Rossini-Respighi's La Boutique Fantastique
York Winds York Winds (woodwind quintets)

Arthur Ozolins

Honored for : Stravinsky - Chopin Ballads

Nominations 1981 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Arthur Ozolins Stravinsky - Chopin Ballads
Glenn Gould Bach Toccatas, Vol 2
Canadian Brass The Village Band - A Nostalgic recollection by the Canadian Brass
Orford String Quartet Orford String Quartet
François Dompierre Francois Dompierre

R. Murray Schafer, Judy Loman

Honored for : The Crown of Ariadne

Nominations 1980 »

Nominee Nominated Work
R. Murray Schafer The Crown of Ariadne
Judy Loman The Crown of Ariadne
Kathy Terrell Loving
Jean MacPhail Loving
Susan Gudgeon Loving
Mary Lou Fallis Loving
Robert Aitken Loving
Toronto Chamber Orchestra Loving
Toronto Symphony Orchestra The Nutcracker Suite
Sir Andrew Davis The Nutcracker Suite
Greta Kraus Sonatas for Flute and Harpsichord No. 1,2,3
Robert Aitken Sonatas for Flute and Harpsichord No. 1,2,3
Maureen Forrester The Stratford Ensemble
Raffi Armenian The Stratford Ensemble

Glenn Gould, Roxolana Roslak

Honored for : Hindermith: Das Marienleben

Nominations 1979 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Glenn Gould Hindermith: Das Marienleben
Roxolana Roslak Hindermith: Das Marienleben
Liona Boyd First Lady of the Guitar
Orford String Quartet Orford String Quartet
Toronto Boroque Trio A Boroque Quartet
Toronto Symphony Orchestra Janá?ek: Taras Bulba
Sir Andrew Davis Janá?ek: Taras Bulba

Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Honored for : Three Borodin Symphonies

Nominations 1978 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Toronto Symphony Orchestra Three Borodin Symphonies
Steven Staryk Staryk Plays Kreisler
Jane Corwin Staryk Plays Kreisler
Orford String Quartet Mendelssoh Quartets Op. 12 & 13
Orford String Quartet Ravel & Debussy String Quartets
The Toronto Consort To Syngen & Pleye

Anton Kuerti

Honored for : Beethoven - Vols. 1,2,&3,

Nominations 1977 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Anton Kuerti Beethoven - Vols. 1,2,&3,
Hidetaro Suzuki & Zeyda Ruga-Suzuki Franck and Ravel
Gisela Depkat Franz Schubert & Johannes Brahms
Liona Boyd Liona
Pierre Grandmaison Plays J.S. Bach