VC ‘Artist‘ Augustin Hadelich Awarded Classical Music Grammy Award

Italian-German VC ‘Artist’ Augustin Hadelich has just minutes ago been awarded the ‘Best Classical Instrumental Solo’ accolade at the 2016 Grammy Awards - in Los Angeles.

The 31 year old was recognized for his outstanding achievement in the music industry for his 2014 recording of Henri Dutilleux’s “L’arbre des Songes” Violin Concerto - with conductor Ludovic Morlot and the Seattle Symphony Orchestra.

"This is such a happy moment ..." Augustin has told The Violin Channel, “... I absolutely love the “L’arbre des songes” - it is such a beautiful, imaginative and exciting concerto ... and my sessions with the Seattle Symphony and Ludovic Morlot were amazing.”

“It's such a very exciting time - texts and emails have been flooding in!” Augustin has gleamed!

AUGUSTIN HADELICH | DUTILLEUX | "L'ARBRE DES SONGES" | 1ST MVT | LUDOVIC MORLOT | SEATTLE SYMPHONY

The ‘Best Opera Recording’ Grammy was awarded to conductor Seiji Ozawa for his Decca release of Ravel’s ‘L'Enfant Et Les Sortilèges’ and ‘Shéhérazade” - with the Saito Kinen Orchestra.

The 'Classical Producer of the Year' Grammy was awarded to Judith Sherman - her fourth time honoured with this accolade. 

The ‘Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance’ Grammy was awarded to the Chicago-based ensemble, Eight Blackbird - for their ‘Filament’ release on Cedille Records.

The 'Best Classical Solo Vocal Album' was presented to American mezzo-soprano, Joyce DiDonato and pianist Antonio Pappano for “Joyce & Tony - Live From Wigmore Hall” - on the Warner Classics/Parlophone label.

The ‘Best Contemporary Classical Composition’ was awarded to Stephen Paulus for his "Paulus: Prayers & Remembrances" release.

The ‘Best Choral Performance’ was presented to Charles Buffy and Phoenix Chorale and the Kansas City Chorale for their "Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil" release.