Gramophone's Orchestra of the Year Award is the only Gramophone Classical Music Award decided by public vote (vote here). The 10 orchestras nominated this year are:

BBC Philharmonic (UK), Berliner Philharmoniker (Germany), Chicago Symphony Orchestra (USA), Le Concert des Nations (Spain), Danish National Symphony Orchestra (Denmark), Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen (Germany), Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Finland), London Philharmonic Orchestra (UK), Orchestre de Paris (France), National Symphony Orchestra (USA)

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Danish National Symphony Orchestra (Denmark)

Under its clearly inspirational Italian chief, Fabio Luisi, the Danish National Symphony Orchestra – which is fast approaching its centenary in 2025 – has made an impressive debut on DG with a cycle of Carl Nielsen’s symphonies (soon to be supplemented by the three concertos). Bringing a completely idiomatic approach to the composer, the playing of the Danish orchestra is, in ES’s words ‘personal to the point of posessiveness. This orchestra lives its heritage’. An impressive partnership, Italian warmth meeting Nordic cool, that is well worth watching.

Nielsen Symphonies Fabio Luisi (DG, 3/23)

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