Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

In its early years, its title included the addition "(with or without a conductor)".

According to the Academy, "the Chamber category was folded into the Small Ensemble category, the only distinction having been the number of players in the group (Chamber being smaller), and the fact that Small Ensemble recording could, though not necessarily, employ a conductor."

[1] In the new structure, recordings are eligible if the ensemble contains 24 or fewer members, not including the conductor.

In 2013, the category was renamed as Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance.

The producer(s) and engineer(s) also receive an award if they have worked on over 50% of playing time on the album.

Two-time winner Pierre Boulez .
Claudio Abbado won in 1998 with the Berliner Philharmonic .
1999 winners Steve Reich and Musicians .
Two-time winners, the vocal ensemble Chanticleer .
Conductor Jeff von der Schmidt has won twice, both times alongside the Southwest Chamber Music .
Russian conductor Yuri Bashmet won in 2008.
Charles Bruffy won the award in 2009 with the Phoenix Chorale .
Spanish conductor Jordi Savall won in 2011 alongside Hespèrion XXI and La Capella Reial de Catalunya .
American violinist Hilary Hahn won in 2015 with Cory Smythe.
Violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja won in 2018 alongside the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra .
2019 winners Kronos Quartet .