The 2013 Juno Award nominees have been announced. In the four Classical categories the contenders are:
CLASSICAL ALBUM, SOLO OR CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
Levant, Amici Chamber Ensemble (ATMA)
Debussy Solo Piano Music, Angela Hewitt (Hyperion)
Canadian Brass Takes Flight (Opening Day)
Bartók Works for Violin and Piano, Vol. 1, James Ehnes (Chandos)
Piano Trios, Triple Forte (ATMA)
CLASSICAL ALBUM, LARGE ENSEMBLE
Logos Futura, Antonio Peruch and the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra (FisarmonicArt)
Fugitive Colours, Bramwell Tovey/Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (Naxos)
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto, James Ehnes (Harmonia Mundi)
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 21, Jan Lisiecki (Deutsche Grammophon)
The Galileo Project, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra (Tafelmusik)
CLASSICAL ALBUM, VOCAL OR CHORAL
I Saw Eternity, Elora Festival Singers (Naxos)
Schumann: Liederkreis, Gerald Finley (Hyperion)
Prima Donna, Karina Gauvin (ATMA)
Opera Arias, Marie-Nicole Lemieux (Naïve)
Handel Messiah, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir (Tafelmusik)
CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR
Echoes of Time, Alexina Louie (Analekta)
Mutation, Denis Gougeon (ATMA)
The Lord of the Rings Symphony, Howard Shore (Howe)
Trio for Violin, Viola and Cello, R. Murray Schafer (Centrediscs)
Violin Concerto, Vivian Fung (Naxos)
For the full list of nominees in all categories, click here.
John Terauds