The

Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pres ...

for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra) was awarded from 1959 to 2011. From 1967 to 1971, and in 1987, the award was combined with the award for

Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra) Best or The Best may refer to: People * Best (surname), people with the surname Best * Best (footballer, born 1968), retired Portuguese footballer Companies and organizations * Best & Co., an 1879–1971 clothing chain * Best Lock Corporation, ...

and awarded as the Grammy Award for Best Classical Performance – Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with or without orchestra). The award has had several minor name changes: * In 1959 the award was known as Best Classical Performance – Instrumentalist (with concerto scale accompaniment) * In 1960 it was awarded as Best Classical Performance – Concerto or Instrumental Soloist (with full orchestral accompaniment) * In 1961 it was awarded as Best Classical Performance – Concerto or Instrumental Soloist * In 1962 it was awarded as Best Classical Performance – Instrumental Soloist (with orchestra) * From 1963 to 1964 it was awarded as Best Classical Performance – Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra) * In 1965 it was awarded as Best Performance – Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra) * From 1966 to 1991 and in 1994 it was awarded as Best Classical Performance – Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra) (or a very similar equivalent) * In 1992 it was awarded as Best Instrumental Soloist With Orchestra * In 1993 it was awarded as Best Classical Performance – Instrumental Solo With Orchestra * From 1995 to 2011 it was awarded as Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra) In 2012, the award was discontinued in a major overhaul of Grammy categories. The category was merged with the

category to form the new

Best Classical Instrumental Solo The Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo was first awarded during the annual Grammy Awards ceremony in 2012. It combines the previous categories for Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra), Best Inst ...

category, similar to the award from 1967 to 1971. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.

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