Seattle Symphony receives 2022 Grammy Awards nomination
Nov 24, 2021, 11:44 AM | Updated: 5:32 pm
The Seattle Symphony.(Photo credit: Brandon Patoc / Courtesy of the Seattle Symphony)
(Photo credit: Brandon Patoc / Courtesy of the Seattle Symphony)
The Seattle Symphony has received a nomination in the classical category of the 2022 Grammy Awards for the best orchestral performance.
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The nomination is for Music Director Thomas Dausgaard and the symphony for the live recording of Richard Strauss’ “Also sprach Zarathustra” and Alexander Scriabin’s “The Poem of Ecstasy.”
“It is exciting and rewarding for us at the Seattle Symphony to see that the orchestra’s great work is being recognized again,” said Krishna Thiagarajan, symphony president and CEO, in a written release. “The honor is especially gratifying as we emerge from the disruption of the pandemic, and it is testament to Thomas Dausgaard’s brilliance on stage. We are happy for it to add to the Symphony’s history of Grammy recognition over these past years.”
The album that’s nominated was recorded live in Benaroya Hall and produced by Grammy Award winning recording engineer Dmitriy Lipay.
This latest nomination marks the second time that the partnership between Dausgaard the Seattle Symphony has been recognized by the Grammy Awards. The Danish conductor and symphony were nominated for a 2019 award for their work on Nielsen’s Symphonies Nos. 3 and 4.
The Seattle Symphony has garnered five Grammy Awards, 26 Grammy nominations, two Emmy Awards and was named Gramophone’s 2018 Orchestra of the Year. They perform in Benaroya Hall in downtown Seattle from September to July.
