About Canary Classics
Canary Classics is an independent record label established in 2003 by GRAMMY Award-winning violinist Gil Shaham. The name itself invokes both the sweet-singing songbird and the Hebrew word ‘canar,’ which means “violinist.”
Since its inception, Canary Classics has built a focused, prestigious catalog of over two dozen recordings, including two that have received GRAMMY nominations:
- 1930s Violin Concertos, Vol. 2 – Gil Shaham’s recording of Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 2 and Bartók’s Violin Concerto No. 2 with The Knights and the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra was nominated for a 2017 GRAMMY Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo.
- Beethoven and Brahms: Violin Concertos – In 2022, Gil Shaham’s recording of the monumental Beethoven and Brahms Violin Concertos with The Knights, conducted by Eric Jacobsen, received a GRAMMY nomination for Best Classical Instrumental Solo.
