The Brit Award for Classical Recording was an award given by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), an organisation which represents record companies and artists in the United Kingdom.

[1] The accolade used to be presented at the Brit Awards, an annual celebration of British and international music.

[2] The winners and nominees are determined by the Brit Awards voting academy with over one-thousand members, which comprise record labels, publishers, managers, agents, media, and previous winners and nominees.

[3] The award was first presented in 1982 as awards as "Classical Recording" which were won by Simon Rattle.

The accolade has been defunct as of 1993.