Gramophone magazine has revealed the shortlist for its 2026 Classical Music Awards, with winners to be announced at a ceremony on Oct. 7 at London’s De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms.

The “Opera” category includes Lalo’s “Le Roi d’Ys,” recorded by the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir under György Vashegyi with tenor Cyrille Dubois among the soloists; Mozart’s “Idomeneo,” recorded by the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus under Sir Simon Rattle with soloists Andrew Staples, Magdalena Kožená, Sabine Devieilhe and Elsa Dreisig; and the world premiere recording of Kaija Saariaho’s “Adriana Mater,” performed by the San Francisco Symphony and Chorus under Esa Pekka Salonen with soloists Fleur Barron, Axelle Fanyo, Nicholas Phan and Christopher Purves.

In the “Choral” category, Raphaël Pichon and Pygmalion, winners of the prize and Recording of the Year in 2025, are nominated again for their recording of Bach’s “St John Passion” on Harmonia Mundi. They face competition from Capella Sollertia and Johanna Soller’s premiere recordings of Johann Ludwig Bach’s “Leipzig Cantatas” on Ricercar; and I Fagiolini’s recording of Benevoli’s “Missae Angelus Domini & Dum complerentur,” conducted by Robert Hollingworth, on Coro.

In “Voice & Ensemble,” Dubois is nominated a second time for his album “Landscapes” with pianist Anne Le Bozec; alongside mezzo soprano Ann Hallenberg and The Mozartists for their recording of Gluck arias; and mezzo soprano Lucile Richardot with Ensemble Correspondances for “Northern Light: Echoes from 17th Century Scandinavia.”

The “Song” category shortlist includes mezzo soprano Adèle Charvet and pianist Florian Caroubi for “Belle Époque!;” baritone Christian Gerhaher and pianist Gerold Huber for their recording of Brahms Lieder; and soprano Julia Lezhneva and pianist Alexander Melnikov for “Visiting Rachmaninoff.”

The “Early” category also features vocal repertoire, with the Choir of New College, Oxford, under Robert Quinney, nominated for a recording of music by William Mundy; Concerto Italiano and Rinaldo Alessandrini for “Stravagante Pensiero: Gesualdo & Napoli”; and RossoPorpora and Walter Testolin for Monteverdi’s sixth book of madrigals.

Category winners, the Recording of the Year, and special awards including Artist of the Year and Young Artist of the Year will be announced at the October ceremony, which will also feature performances by past winners.