Andris Nelsons and BSO win two GRAMMY Awards
Andris Nelsons’ latest recordings with the Boston Symphony Orchestra on the Deutsche Grammophon label—Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie with soloists Yuja Wang and Cecile Lartigau, and Shostakovich: The Cello Concertos with legendary cellist Yo-Yo Ma—won two GRAMMY Awards last Sunday. These two awards build on Andris Nelsons’ previous GRAMMY successes with the BSO in 2016, 2017, and 2019, all for the landmark recordings of symphonies by Shostakovich.
Statement from BSO Music Director Andris Nelsons:
“All of us at the Boston Symphony Orchestra are incredibly honored to win the 2026 Grammy for Best Orchestral Performance for our Messiaen Turangalîla-symphonie album, recorded live from our magnificent home in Symphony Hall in 2024, 75 years after the work’s Boston Symphony world premiere under Leonard Bernstein.
“We are particularly grateful to pianist Yuja Wang and ondes Martinot player Cécile Lartigau whose virtuosic contributions added a truly spiritual dimension to the music-making. This was a joyous project, with everyone working very closely together, communicating the heart and soul living deep within the score of this profound music.
“We also congratulate Yo-Yo Ma for winning the 2026 Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo. All of us at the BSO are extremely proud of this recording of Shostakovich’s Cello Concertos, recorded live at Symphony Hall. The album was part of a beautiful journey—our 19-disc Shostakovich anthology, containing all 15 symphonies, concertos, incidental works, and the opera Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District. I’m very proud of how closely everyone worked together to produce it.
“We couldn’t have asked for more inspiring creative partners, including, of course, Yo-Yo, with whom we are excited to work again this summer as part of his weeklong residency at Tanglewood. I am so grateful for the extraordinary artistry, power, and intimacy he brought to these concertos. Many thanks to the Recording Academy for this honor.
“I feel nothing but tremendous respect and appreciation for the BSO’s dedicated work and the inspiring commitment and skill set of our sound engineering team, as well as the tireless efforts by the staffs and management teams at the BSO and Deutsche Grammophon.”