David Frost is a recording producer with numerous releases by major labels such as Sony Classical, Decca Classics, Deutsche Grammophon, EMI Classics and RCA Red Seal. Honors now include twenty Grammy Awards, among them seven for Classical Producer of the Year, three for Best Engineered Classical Album, two for Best Opera Recording, Best Classical Album, Best Choral Performance, and Best Surround Album.
64th Grammy Award Nominations / 20th GRAMMY award win
December 6, 2021
David has won his 20th GRAMMY award as Producer for “Best Opera Recording” for the Metropolitan Opera’s “Akhnaten” by Philip Glass
WINNER – BEST OPERA RECORDING
- Glass: Akhnaten Karen Kamensek, conductor; J’Nai Bridges, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Zachary James & Dísella Lárusdóttir; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
NOMINATIONS
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL
David Frost
- Chamber Works By Dmitri Klebanov (ARC Ensemble)
- Glass: Akhnaten (Karen Kamensek, J’Nai Bridges, Dísella Lárusdóttir, Zachary James, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Orchestra)
- Mon Ami, Mon Amour (Matt Haimovitz & Mari Kodama)
- One Movement Symphonies – Barber, Sibelius, Scriabin (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony)
- Poulenc: Dialogues Des Carmélites (Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Isabel Leonard, Erin Morley, Adrianne Pieczonka, Karita Mattila, Karen Cargill, Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Orchestra)
- Primavera I – The Wind (Matt Haimovitz)
- Roots (Randall Goosby & Zhu Wang)
BEST OPERA RECORDING
- Poulenc: Dialogues Des Carmélites Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Karen Cargill, Isabel Leonard, Karita Mattila, Erin Morley & Adrianne Pieczonka; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
63rd Grammy Award Wins – 3!
November 24, 2020
DAVID FROST (PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL)
- Gershwin: Porgy And Bess (David Robertson, Eric Owens, Angel Blue, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus)
- Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13, ‘Babi Yar’ (Riccardo Muti, Alexey Tikhomirov, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus)
- Gluck: Orphée & Eurydice (Harry Bicket, Dmitry Korchak, Andriana Chuchman, Lauren Snouffer, Lyric Opera Of Chicago Orchestra & Chorus)
- Muhly: Marnie (Robert Spano, Isabel Leonard, Christopher Maltman, Denyce Graves, Iestyn Davies, Janis Kelly, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus)
- Holst: The Planets; The Perfect Fool (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony)
- Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Vol. 9 (Jonathan Biss)
- Schubert: Piano Sonatas, D. 845, D. 894, D. 958, D. 960 (Shai Wosner)
GERSHWIN: PORGY AND BESS (BEST OPERA RECORDING)
- (David Robertson, Eric Owens, Angel Blue, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus) David Frost and John Kerswell, engineers; Silas Brown, mastering engineer
SHOSTAKOVICH: SYMPHONY NO. 13, ‘BABI YAR’ (BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL)
- (Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra) David Frost & Charlie Post, engineers; Silas Brown, mastering engineer
