Latin Grammy Award for Best Classical Album
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Classical Album is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and promotes awareness of cultural diversity and the contributions of Latin musicians in the United States and worldwide. The award is given every year since the 1st Latin Grammy Awards ceremony, which took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
The description of the category at the 2020 Latin Grammy Awards states that "it encompasses movements of works that include from opera to compositions for symphony orchestras, instrumental or vocal soloists, chamber ensembles, choral music, electroacoustic music, etc." and includes classical music albums "in which participants are predominantly Latino composers, directors or performers in any of its forms: composition, performance, direction." The award is presented to solo artists, duos or groups, director, conductor, established orchestra/ensemble, producer, recording engineer and mixing engineer of 51% or more of the total playing time of the album.
Spanish singer and conductor Plácido Domingo is the most awarded artist in the category with four wins. He was also the first recipient of the award in 2000.
Winners and nominees
| Year | Recipient | Work | Nominees | Ref. |
| 2000 | Tito Beltrán, Plácido Domingo, Manuel Lanza, Antoni Ros-Marbà & Elisabete Matos
| La Dolores – Tomás Bretón | ||
| 2001 | Carlos Álvarez, Plácido Domingo, Jane Henschel, José De Eusebio and Ana María Martínez | Albeniz: Merlin | ||
| 2002 | Quarteto Amazônia | Adiós Nonino – Quarteto Amazônia Toca Astor Piazzolla | ||
| 2003 | Paquito D'Rivera | Historia del soldado | ||
| 2004 | Various Artists | Jobim Sinfônico | ||
| 2004 | Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona I Nacional de Catalunya and José Serebrier | Carmen Symphony | ||
| 2005 | Cuarteto de Cuerdas Buenos Aires and Paquito D'Rivera | Riberas | ||
| 2006 | Michel Camilo and Ernest Martínez Izquierdo | Rhapsody In Blue | ||
| 2007 | John Neschling | Beethoven Abertura Consagração Da Casa Sinfonia Nº 6 | ||
| 2007 | Montserrat Caballé | La Canción Romántica Española | ||
| 2008 | Plácido Domingo | Pasión Española | ||
| 2009 | Sonia Rubinsky | Villa-Lobos: Piano Music; Guia Pratico, Albums 10 and 11; Suite Infantil Nos. 1 and 2 | ||
| 2010 | Leo Brouwer | Integral Cuartetos de Cuerda | ||
| 2010 | Fernando Otero | Vital | ||
| 2011 | Brazilian Guitar Quartet | Brazilian Guitar Quartet Plays Villa-Lobos | - | |
| 2012 | Cuarteto Latinoamericano | Brasileiro: Works of Francisco Mignone | ||
| 2013 | Nelson Freire | Brasileiro | ||
| 2014 | Plácido Domingo | Verdi | ||
| 2015 | Débora Halász and Franz Halász | Alma Brasileira | ||
| 2015 | Gabriela Montero | Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 18 – Montero: Ex Patria, Op. 1 – Montero: Improvisations | ||
| 2016 | Cuarteto Latinoamericano and Jaramar | El Hilo Invisible | ||
| 2017 | Eddie Mora directing The Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Costa Rica | Música de Compositores Costarricenses Vol. 2 | ||
| 2018 | Claudia Montero | Mágica y Misteriosa | ||
| 2019 | Samuel Torres and La Nueva Filarmonía | Regreso | ||
| 2020 | Paulina Leisring & Domingo Pagliuca | Eternal Gratitude | ||
| 2021 | Kristhyan Benitez | Latin American Classics | ||
| 2022 | Berta Rojas | Legado | ||
| 2023 | Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra & National Choir; Ollantay Velasquez, conductor | Huáscar Barradas Four Elements Immersive Symphony for Orchestra and Chorus | ||
| 2024 | Los Angeles Philharmonic, Anne Akiko Meyers & Gustavo Castillo, performers; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor | Fandango | ||
| 2025 | Isabel Dobarro | Kaleidoscope - Contemporary Piano Music by Female Composers from Around The World |