Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra earn two Grammy nominations
Andris Nelsons along with the Boston Symphony Orchestra have earned two Grammy nominations for their recording of “Shostakovich Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11” in the categories of “Best Orchestral Performance” and “Best Engineered Album, Classical”. More information and links to purchase the album are available via Nelsons’ Recordings.
The album, released by Deutsche Grammophon on July 6, 2018, marks the third installment of Nelsons and the Bostonians’ epic collaboration to record all 15 symphonies of the composer’s canon live, plus the masterpiece opera, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk.
Nelsons has already won Grammy Awards for Best Orchestral Performance in 2017 and 2016. Two years ago, Nelsons received the Grammy for a recording of Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10, and last year he won the prize for Shostakovich: Under Stalin’s Shadow – Symphonies Nos. 5, 8 & 9, recorded with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.