Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance

Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance
Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance
Awarded for	Quality orchestral performances
Country	United States
Presented by	National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded	1959
Currently held by	Michael Repper conducting the New York Youth Symphony, "Works by Florence Price, Jessie Montgomery & Valerie Coleman" (2023)
Website	grammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance has been awarded since 1959. There have been several minor changes to the name of the award over this time:

From 1959 to 1964 it was awarded as Best Classical Performance - Orchestra
In 1965 it was Best Performance - Orchestra
From 1966 to 1975 it returned to 'Best Classical Performance - Orchestra
From 1977 to 1978 it was awarded as Best Classical Orchestral Performance
From 1980 to 1981 it was awarded as Best Classical Orchestral Recording
In 1983 it was awarded as Best Orchestral Performance
In 1984 it was awarded as Best Orchestral Recording
From 1985 to 1987 it returned to being called Best Classical Orchestral Recording
From 1988 to 1989 it was once again called Best Orchestral Recording
From 1990 to the present it has returned to being called Best Orchestral Performance

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.

Until 1989, the Grammy Award went to the conductor only, but since then, the Orchestra has also been given an award (although the orchestras are not always mentioned as a nominee).